Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Kyiv Region after the accident

USSR. Ukrainian SSR. Kiev region. Lenin Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant during the construction of a protective "Shelter" over the damaged fourth power unit, decontamination work at the plant and the launch of the first power unit after the accident. 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. Valery Zufarov, Vladimir Repik/TASS