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A member of the Green party poses in front of the inflatable mock-up of a nuclear power plant during a demonstration for nuclear phase-out in Stuttgart, Germany. (AFP)
On the anniversary of the world's worst atomic accident, Ukraine's president is warning that the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor remains a serious threat to European countries.
The 1986 reactor explosion sent a cloud of radiation over much of Europe and severe health problems persist a quarter-century later.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said more than two million people suffer illnesses caused by the nuclear radiation.
The exploded reactor is encased in a detriorating shell and internationally funded work to replace the shell is far behind schedule.
Yanukovych said during commemoration ceremonies yesterday that the reactor "is a main threat not only for Ukraine, but for Europe, Russia and Belarus."
He is to meet with the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to discuss project funding.
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