Liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

August 1986. USSR. Ukrainian SSR. Kiev region. The assembly site of metal structures for the construction of a protective "Shelter" over the damaged fourth power unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant named after V. I. Lenin. On April 26, 1986, an explosion occurred at the fourth power unit of the NPP during equipment testing during the reactor shutdown for routine preventive maintenance. The exact date of the photo is unknown. Valery Zufarov, Vladimir Repik/TASS