A Manx government scientist has been reflecting on the lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster.
Twenty-five years ago one of four nuclear reactors at the Ukranian power station exploded, leaving a devastating legacy for thousands of people who were subsequently affected by radioactive contamination.
It took several days for the full details of the disaster to come out, and there was a great deal of criticism about the way communication was handled.
Dr Paul McKenna says that is one thing that would be handled very differently now:
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