The chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 april 1986 at the chernobyl nuclear power plant in the ukrainian soviet socialist republic there had been 160 personnel on duty in the two power plant complexes during the night of 25 to 26 april including technicians and maintenance personnel of the various departments. The ukrainian government is throwing open the doors of the. The control room of chernobyl s reactor four the site of the world s most devastating nuclear catastrophe is to open to tourists.
Visitors wearing protective suits and masks will be able to look around the unit four control room in the chernobyl nuclear power plant where the 1986 disaster began. The reactor caused one of the world s worst nuclear disasters when it exploded in 1986 with thousands of people. The control room of chernobyl s infamous reactor four is set to open to tourists.
The highly radioactive control room at chernobyl nuclear power plant s reactor 4 at the center of the facility s infamous 1986 catastrophe is open for tourists so long as they wear a. 26 october 2019 8 00am. Alec luhn chernobyl nuclear power plant.
At the door of the control room where the world s worst nuclear disaster began a geiger counter showed radiation of 2. An employee of the chernobyl nuclear power plant walks in the control room of the destroyed 4th block of the plant on february 24 2011 ahead of the 25th anniversary of the meltdown of reactor. Business insider remarks you d probably receive a higher dose of radiation from the flight over than from the likes of its long abandoned.
Over 3 000 people continue to work at chernobyl to monitor nuclear fuel and carry out the decommissioning of the facility. The control room of chernobyl nuclear power plant unit 3. Some of the decisions made in that room contributed to the worst nuclear accident the world.
Visitors are now permitted to enter the control room of reactor 4 at the chernobyl nuclear power plant. The power station complex comprises of 4 reactors located in two buildings with blocks 1 2 and 3 4 joined together. Lenin nuclear power station in chernobyl reactor block no.