10 Jul Chernobyl Is About to be Turned Into A Billion-Dollar Solar Park Regardless of Radiation Fears

The nuclear accident that occurred at Chernobyl on April 26 1986 was not only a horrific accident, but one that still tops the list as the world’s worst nuclear accident, both in terms of cost and casualties. It is one of only two nuclear accidents that have the maximum classification (level 7) on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being 2011’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.

An inadvertent explosion within the reactor core triggered a practically all of its radioactive material to precipitate in the area. The death toll could be as high as 4,000 including those who died from radiation exposure in the years since. The cost of the accident and its consequences over the following three decades amounts to an astounding 18 billion rubles (nearly $300 million).

There is still a large quantity of radioactive material at the reactor, with a large contaminated area. A 30km exclusion zone remains around the site where the explosion occurred in the midst of a safety test. It was long thought that this uninhabitable area would no longer be able be able to sustain any energy operations or facility. Yet recent developments have lead to many wondering if the derelict area could become operational once again.

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