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The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant divided my life into two parts

The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant divided my life into two parts

34 years have passed since the accident at the ChNPP. It has become the largest man-made disaster of the twentieth century. A lot’s

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Court at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: they became culprits...

Court at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: they became culprits…

Firefighters, military men and scientists became heroes-liquidators in the post-accident period. The media were happy to tell about cooks, students and singers who

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The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage List is updated regularly. Recently, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has appeared among the virtual queue of this document. The

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Chernobyl: life on the ashes

Chernobyl: life on the ashes

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on the night of April 26, 1986. After the explosion, the fire in the

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Chernobyl and the KGB: "archival documents revived"

Chernobyl and the KGB: “archival documents revived”

The construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant started in May 1970. A city department of the KGB for Kiev and the Kiev

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Japanese robots were replaced by volunteer guys at the Chernobyl NPP: the guys passed away a month later

Japanese robots were replaced by volunteer guys at the Chernobyl NPP: the guys passed away a month later

Mikhail Omelchenko comes from Ivashkovka, Gorodnyanskiy district in Chernihiv region. He graduated from the Agricultural Academy. Then, he finished the military department. In

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The Chernobyl nuclear power plant: history in excerpts: they built, built, and have finally built

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant: history in excerpts: they built, built, and have finally built

Reference: The Chernobyl NPP named after Lenin is a stopped nuclear power plant near the city of Pripyat in the Kiev region, which

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The ChNPP is a testing ground for numerous experiments

The ChNPP is a testing ground for numerous experiments

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant led to an ecological catastrophe. Scientists define the disaster by its scale as a planetary

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My signature is on the acts of commissioning the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

My signature is on the acts of commissioning the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

From the memoirs of engineer Boris Vasilchenko: “… In 1972-1985, I, as a state labor safety inspector, supervised the construction and operation of

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Chernobyl: my address is not a house or a street – my address is Soviet Union

Chernobyl: my address is not a house or a street – my address is Soviet Union

The largest man-made disaster in history occurred on April 26, 1986. Thousands of people have died of the effects of radiation. Hundreds of

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Timeline of the events of April 26, 1986
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: Beginning

    The Chernobyl tragedy: Beginning

    At 1:23 a.m., April 26, 1986, the world counted down …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: Test preparation

    The Chernobyl tragedy: Test preparation

    00:23 a.m. The control panel of the 4th power unit …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: 00:27 a.m.

    The Chernobyl tragedy: 00:27 a.m.

    On the clock 00:27 a.m. By this time, the capacity …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: Power failure

    The Chernobyl tragedy: Power failure

    00:30 a.m. During the transition to an automatic control regulator, …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: Trials at all costs

    The Chernobyl tragedy: Trials at all costs

    01:03 a.m. Dyatlov made sure that the power was brought …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: The experiment is still going on

    The Chernobyl tragedy: The experiment is still going on

    01:11 a.m. The experiment continues. The power rises sharply in …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: Second from disaster

    The Chernobyl tragedy: Second from disaster

    01:23 a.m. Having instantly assessed the situation, the senior operator …
  • The Chernobyl tragedy: The first explosion

    The Chernobyl tragedy: The first explosion

    The light goes out from the shock wave as a …
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