C h e r n o b i l

Documentary film

The city was evacuated in 1986 due to the
Chernobil disaster at the Chenobil nuclear power plant,
which is located 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) north-northwest.
The power plant was named after the city, and located
within Chernobyl Raion, but the city was not the
residence of the power plant workers. Together with the
power plant construction, Prypjat, a city, which was larger
and closer to the power plant, was built to be home for
the power plant workers.

Though the city is today mostly uninhabited, a small number of inhabitants reside in houses marked with signs stating that the "Owner of this house lives here". Workers on watch and administrative personnel of the Zone of alientation are stationed in the city on a long term basis. Prior to its evacuation, the city was inhabited by about 15,000 residents.