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On 26 April 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) exploded. [1] Approximately 30 people died immediately from the explosion and acute radiation syndrome (ARS), while 30 more died over the years due to radiation induced cancer. [2]