It sounds like some sort of book plot, but of course it isn't

Some Chernobyl Clouds Will Not Clear

April 26 will mark the nineteenth anniversary of the explosion at Chernobyl. This article tells of the social costs of the accident, harder to quantify, perhaps, but just as damaging. I hope those affected know that the world has not forgotten what happened that day...or at least, let us hope we have not forgotten.