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Where is Chernobyl???
The V.I. Lenin Memorial Chernobyl
Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear
power plant near the city of Prypiat,
Ukraine, 18 km northwest of the city of
Chernobyl, 16 km from the border of
Ukraine and Belarus, and about 110 km
north of Kiev. It was the site of the
Chernobyl disaster in 1986, but due to
high power demand, continued to operate
until December 2000. Workers remain at
the site as the remaining three reactors at
the Chernobyl plant, although no longer in
operation, still contain nuclear fuel which
needs to be monitored around the clock.
Chernobyl Nuclear
Plant Chernobyl Nuclear
Reactor
Data
Country Ukraine
Start of commercial 1977
operation
Ceased Operation 2000
Reactors
Reactors (Active) 0 (0 MW)
Reactors (Shut Down) 4
Reactors (Canced) 2 (2000 MW)
Power
Capacity 4000 MW
Total Power Generation (in 0 GWh
2008)
Average Annual Generation 0 GWh
(last 5 years)
Nuclear Accidents in
Chernobyl
Accidents
1982
On April 26, 1986, a disaster occurred at reactor no. 4, which has been
widely regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. As a
result, reactor no. 4 was completely destroyed and has since been
enclosed in a concrete sarcophagus to prevent further escape of radiation.
1991
In 1991, during a scheduled shutdown, a fire broke out in reactor no. 2's
turbine, causing severe damage to the reactor building. It was then
decided that reactor no. 2 would not be returned to operation because of
the severity of the damage.
Chernobyl Nuclear
Disaster:1986
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