chernobyl exclusion zone
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Crisis at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Escalates as Forest Fires Spread
Ukraine’s parliament said in a statement Monday that satellite imagery had revealed at least seven fires in the forested area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. These fires are within 10 kilometres of the defunct plant itself, making them particularly “dangerous,” according to the statement. The parliament said Ukraine firefighters have been unable to beat…
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The Mystery Of Chernobyl’s Wild Horses
Since the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, 34 years have passed. This accident, the largest ever in a nuclear facility, led to the creation of a 4,700 km² exclusion zone between Ukraine and Belarus. A total of 350,000 people were evacuated from the area.
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China Is Going To Build A Solar Plant In Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone
A pair of Chinese companies are planning to build a solar plant in one of the scariest places in the world — the exclusion zone around the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor.