Chernobyl is a city in Ukraine. It was the site of a nuclear disaster in the 1980's and has since been totally abandoned. It is also featured on the Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare as the backdrop to a playable level.
Because of the disaster at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, not many people live there. Chernobyl, Ukraine has a population of 500.
You probably mean at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, in 1986
the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl.
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Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, is probably what you are thinking of.
The world's worst known nuclear disaster was at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. The Chernobyl Disaster, as it is called, happened on April 26, 1986. There is a link to a Wikipedia article on this below.
Nuclear power accidents are a disaster. The 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was a catastrophic accident.
The disaster occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986.
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986
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The Chernobyl disaster occurred in Ukraine, specifically at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the town of Pripyat. The catastrophic event took place on April 26, 1986, and is considered one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. At the time of the accident, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.