A look back at nuclear fallout shelters in New York

Sunday is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. A nuclear power plant in Ukraine in the former Soviet Union exploded, causing 31 direct deaths and nearly 100,000 more as a result of radiation.

Nuclear energy, whether used for power or as a weapon, is a reason so many communities built fallout shelters.

While those buildings are no longer used in that capacity, they are still standing…

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