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Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad (a type of closed city in the Soviet Union) to serve the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located north of the abandoned city of Chernobyl, after which the power plant is named. [3]
Chernobyl (/ tʃ ɜːr ˈ n oʊ b əl / chur-NOH-bəl, UK also / tʃ ɜːr ˈ n ɒ b əl / chur-NOB-əl; Russian: Чернобыль, IPA: [tɕɪrˈnobɨlʲ]) or Chornobyl (Ukrainian: Чорнобиль, IPA: [tʃorˈnɔbɪlʲ] ⓘ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Abandoned apartment blocks in Pripyat. The 30-kilometre zone is estimated to be home to 197 samosely [30] living in 11 villages as well as in the town of Chernobyl. [31] This number is in decline, down from previous estimates of 314 in 2007 and 1,200 in 1986. [31] [needs update] These residents are senior citizens, with an average age of 63. [31]
On April 26, 1986, reactor number No. 4 at the Chernobyl plant, some 100 kilometers north of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, exploded during a botched safety test. PHOTOS: Abandoned city and the ...
Pripyat was abandoned and replaced by the purpose-built city of Slavutych. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus, completed in December 1986, reduced the spread of radioactive contamination and provided radiological protection for the crews of the undamaged reactors.
Not all ghost towns are from the Old West, and the reasons vary why a popular tourist destination might become abandoned. ... When the core of reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ...
Pages in category "Ghost towns in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Pripyat amusement park is an abandoned amusement park located in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, [1] [2] but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away. Several sources report that the park was opened for a short ...