On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. After that, the residents of Pripyat town, a district center, built for NPP personnel and their families, had to be evacuated. Right now, only dosimetrists can sometimes be seen on its streets.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Kiev region, Ukraine
- Event date: 15.08.1986
- Date published: 01.10.2007
- Author: V. Chistiakov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 86-14966, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 3543x2401px, 4.4Mb