Childrens toys and gas masks litter a kindergarten classroom in Pripyat, Ukraine. The abandoned town sits just two miles (three kilometers) from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which exploded in the predawn hours of April 26, 1986. All 50,000 Pripyat residents were evacuated after the accident, and the town, which was created for Chernobyl employees, has not been repopulated.
| Date Of Record Release | 2009-04-02 15:59:09 |
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| Description | Childrens toys and gas masks litter a kindergarten classroom in Pripyat, Ukraine. The abandoned town sits just two miles (three kilometers) from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which exploded in the predawn hours of April 26, 1986. All 50,000 Pripyat residents were evacuated after the accident, and the town, which was created for Chernobyl employees, has not been repopulated. |
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| Source | National Geographic Magazine |
| Keyword | Chernobyl, Photographs, Nuclear accident, Nuclear meltdown, China Syndrome, Radiation, Radiation leak |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2009-04-02 15:53:44 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2010-07-12 20:02:25 |
| Language | English |
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