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Detailed explanation-1: -On 8 December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 26 April as International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, 26 April 1986-A routine 20-second shut down of the system seemed to be another test of the electrical equipment. But seven seconds later, a surge created a chemical explosion that released nearly 520 dangerous radionuclides into the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, still maintains a 1, 000 square mile Exclusion Zone where visitors are strictly monitored. The remaining radioactivity makes the question of Chernobyl’s safety unclear. Visiting Chernobyl is now possible.

Detailed explanation-4: -On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine was taken over by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion. It’s now back under Ukraine’s control.