Chernobyl power supply cut off
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Ukraine is calling on Russia to observe a ceasefire to allow repairs to a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, amid fears of potential radiation leaks if electricity is not restored
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Apr 26, 1986: Power surge in No. 4 reactor causes explosions, destroying core and blowing off building roof. Radioactive cloud causes 4,000 cancer deaths in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Europe

No. 3 reactor
No. 4 reactor

Chernobyl Nuclear
Power Plant
RUSSIA
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Black Sea

Apr 26-May 9: Helicopters drop thousands of tonnes of lead and sand to smother fires

Reactor core 

Sarcophagus:
Hastily built following accident – contains 95% of radioactive material from reactor

Plant’s other three reactors shut down in 2000

Nov 14-29, 2016: New Safe Confinement shelter slides into place. Encloses reactor and original sarcophagus, preventing release of radioactive contaminants

Mar 9, 2022: Power cut amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says loss of power does not have critical impact on safety

100m 328 ft

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Sources: Sky News, The Guardian, WHO, Novarka
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