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[[Image:Chornobyl radiation96.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Radiation-affected areas from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as of 1996]]
[[Image:Chornobyl radiation96.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Radiation-affected areas from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as of 1996]]
In April 1986, '''Chernobyl''' (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) was an obscure city on the Pripiat River in north-central [[Ukraine]]. Almost incidentally, its name was attached to the V.I. [[Lenin]] Nuclear Power Plant located about twenty-five kilometers upstream.
In April 1986, '''Chernobyl''' (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) was an obscure city on the Pripiat River in north-central [[Ukraine]]. Almost incidentally, its name was attached to the V.I. [[Lenin]] Nuclear Power Plant located about twenty-five kilometers upstream.