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  2. Chernobyl exclusion zone - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl exclusion zone is managed by an agency of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, while the power plant and its sarcophagus and the New Safe Confinement are administered separately. The current area of approximately 2,600 km 2 (1,000 sq mi) [ 8 ] in Ukraine is where radioactive contamination is the highest, and public access and ...

  3. Chernobyl New Safe Confinement - Wikipedia

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    The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter; Ukrainian: Новий безпечний конфайнмент) is a structure put in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

  4. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    Chernobyl New Safe Confinement in 2017. Soon after the accident, the reactor building was quickly encased by a mammoth concrete sarcophagus. Crane operators worked blindly from inside lead-lined cabins taking instructions from distant radio observers, while gargantuan-sized pieces of concrete were moved to the site on custom-made vehicles.

  5. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant [a] (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 .

  6. I was a first responder at Chernobyl. It should have ... - AOL

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    A sign warns of radiation at the site of Kopachi village located inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on September 29, 2015 near Chornobyl, Ukraine.

  7. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    The Chernobyl New Safe Confinement, rolled into place in November 2016, allows for the dismantling of the sarcophagus and for radioactive material to be removed. [13] [14] The containment was expected to cover the existing sarcophagus in 2015. However, delays and a €100 million funding gap caused a yearlong delay, before being moved into ...

  8. Capture of Chernobyl - Wikipedia

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    A security checkpoint in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 2010. The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 released large quantities of radioactive material from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant into the surrounding environment. [9] The area in a 30 kilometres (19 mi) radius surrounding the exploded reactor was evacuated and sealed off by Soviet authorities.

  9. Chernobyl - Wikipedia

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    Chernobyl was chosen as the site of Ukraine's first nuclear power plant in 1972, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city, which opened in 1977. Chernobyl was evacuated on 5 May 1986, nine days after a catastrophic nuclear disaster at the plant, which was the largest nuclear