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Solar power from the exclusion zone

Chernobyl mega project: Stuck in a conflict with Russia and highly dependent on fossil fuels as well as nuclear power, Ukraine strives for energy self-sufficiency. More than three decades after the catastrophic Chernobyl meltdown, the nuclear wasteland is now set to pave the way for a solar future that could still hold risks.

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pv magazine

13 Apr 2017

A radioactive sign hangs on barbed wire outside a café in Pripyat. | Photo: D Markosia/Wikimedia

In the early hours of April 26, 1986 near Pripyat, Ukraine, a sudden power surge due to mistakes made by engineers during a reactor system test led to a catastrophic meltdown of the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The resulting explosion and fire spewed more than 50 tonnes of radioactive material …

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