Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

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Decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, known by Chernobyl disaster

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. ChNPP is located near the abandoned city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine, 16.5 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of the city of Chernobyl, 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the Belarus–Ukraine border, and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Kyiv. The plant was cooled by an engineered pond, fed by the Pripyat River about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest from its juncture with the Dnieper River.

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Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chernobyl NPP, Chornobyl NPP, ChAES, and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Plant

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Chernobyl at 40

Ukraine marks 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster as the site faces new safety risks from the ongoing Russian invasion.

Russian drone attack rekindles Ukrainians' memories of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 📹 Associated Press — Apr 25, 13:07 PM
UK Warns of Acute Nuclear Risks in Ukraine on 40th Anniversary of Chornobyl Disaster Kyiv Post — Apr 25, 11:49 AM
'At Chernobyl, everything seemed to be cracking and melting inside': A former Ukrainian 'liquidator' recounts the disaster 40 years later Le Monde — Apr 25, 09:15 AM
Chernobyl accident new dangers: Almost 40 years on war in Ukraine brings new risks 📹 Al Jazeera — Apr 25, 08:07 AM
Putin could cause the next Chernobyl through reckless strikes on nuclear plants, experts warn The Independent — Apr 25, 07:21 AM
‘I miss our land. Chernobyl broke us’: The families who lost their homes after world’s worst nuclear accident The Independent — Apr 25, 07:18 AM
‘He maintained courage, strength of spirit and the will to live’: Ukrainian woman in Belfast tells of father’s Chernobyl heroism on 40th anniversary Belfast Telegraph — Apr 25, 06:57 AM
Ukrainian woman in Belfast tells of father's Chernobyl heroism on 40th anniversary Belfast Telegraph — Apr 25, 06:57 AM
From radiation to invasion: A Chernobyl worker's two wars The Japan Times — Apr 25, 06:19 AM
40th anniversary of Letterkenny fire that killed five RTE — Apr 25, 06:00 AM
40th anniversary of Letterkenny fire that killed five RTE — Apr 25, 06:00 AM
Adi Roche: My worst nightmare is that the next Chornobyl could be Chornobyl itself Irish Times — Apr 25, 05:09 AM
Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war The Guardian — Apr 25, 05:00 AM
Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded ABC News — Apr 25, 02:17 AM
AP goes inside Chernobyl nuclear power plant 40 years after disaster 📹 AP News — Apr 25, 01:52 AM
Ukrainians fear for Chernobyl's safety after Russia's attack Associated Press — Apr 25, 01:03 AM
Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded The Independent — Apr 25, 01:03 AM
AP sees inside Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years after disaster 📹 Associated Press — Apr 25, 01:03 AM
Inside the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years on: ‘We’ll be lucky to be alive tomorrow’ Metro — Apr 24, 23:01 PM
Inside Chornobyl, 40 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster PBS — Apr 24, 22:30 PM