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Evacuation
In 1986, more than 110,000 people living in a neighborhood of about 30 kilometers around the plant had to be evacuated. -
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Liquidators
Between 1986 and 1990, around 600,000 soviets dubbed “liquidators” will be dispatched to the site, to build the concrete layer and decontaminated the area -
Explosion
at the nuclear power plant, located in northern Ukraine.18 km from the city of Chernobyl, there was a nuclear accident, Considered the worst nuclear accident. -
The first alert
the first alert published was not given until April 28, by Sweden, which detected a rise in radioactivity in its territory -
Sarcophagus
the installation of a 50 meter high concrete “sarcophagus” -
Reactor number 2
reactor number 2 is out of service after a fire. -
Close Chernobyl
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma agrees to close Chernobyl before the year 2000. -
Sarcophagus works
the sarcophagus threatens to sink, work begins to reinforce it. -
The last reactor
the last operation reactor is deactivated. -
Number of deaths
September on 2006 the NGO estimates the number of deaths caused by the catastrophe at 100,000. -
New watertight layer
the works, begin on a new 180 meter high watertight layer. -
Steel arch
The gigantic 36,000 tonne steel arch is installed above the old sarcophagus.