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Construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant started in 1970 and Reactor No. 1 was commissioned in 1977.
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In about 1976 cooling water is started to be put around the reactor.
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the first of the Chernobyl power plants is ready to operate.
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In 1979, Pripyat was officially deemed a city
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A partial core meltdown occurred in Reactor No. 1
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The Russian government decides to release the information on the 1982 partial core meltdown.
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Over 70% of this area lies in the three most affected countries, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine though the radioactive material was distributed unevenly.
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The most dangerous part of the Chernobyl Meltdown. Two minutes of exposure and you will have about two days to live.
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A fire breaks out in reactor no.2, which causes the roof to collapse and more rubble to be scattered about.
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Scientist believe it will take at minimum 20,000 more years for the land to become habitable again.
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Iodine-131 Caesium-137 strontium-90 Plutonium-241(which decays into Americium -241)
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