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51 Fact About Chernobyl You Never Heard Before Chernobyl exclusion zone is one of the most mysterious places not only in Ukraine, but in the whole world. Radiation, abandoned villages and towns, limited access to the zone and many other factors cover this area with a lot of myths and…

|TOP Secret|Chernobyl Accident Was Predestined 16 Years Before it Happened Accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant became the worst disaster related to energy production. After 1986, Soviet Union stopped building nuclear power plants: Chernobyl took a lot of effort and time to make it consequences as less harmful as…

Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl Chernobyl nuclear power plant used to be one of the most powerful plants in the Soviet Union. The idea was to place it on the top of the list. According to confirmed sources, there was a plan to have 12 reactors in general. Nuclear power…

White House in Pripyat  “White House” is located on the corner of Kurchatova Street and Lenin Avenue. Name to this building was given as a joke. On one hand, it was made from white bricks. On the other, top managers of Chernobyl power plant (including the director Victor Briukhanov) and…

Abandoned River Port in Pripyat Pripyat river port and riverside café are the markers of the high quality of life in the city. The route Kyiv-Chernobyl-Pripyat operated with high-speed passenger boats – “Meteor” and “Rocket”. Waiting for the departure, people could spend time in the riverside café. Today, the main…

Bridge of Death in Chernobyl Bridge of Death in Chernobyl zone is one of the most legendary places there. It is said that soon after the explosion people from Pripyat came to the bridge to watch the fire. Radioactive particles were blown by the wind and affected people severely. People…

Chernobyl Synagogue For hundreds of years, Chernobyl town used be home for many Jewish people. Today, signs of this could be seen on the abandoned streets of the town and on the cemetery. Probably, the most remarkable sign is an abandoned synagogue. The synagogue was built in the end of…

Command center of Duga-1 Command centre of Duga-1 is located next to the array. Big grey building with thick walls and tiny windows used to be the main facility of the military complex. Metal array was supposed to catch the signal which was sent to the centre through hundreds of…

Chernobyl Robotic Vehicles Graveyard Liquidation of the consequences of Chernobyl accident started as soon as it became clear that the situation is serious and fourth reactor is out of control. Evacuation of population, decontamination of the surroundings of the power plant and 30km zone, construction of Sarcophagus – these are…