An aerial view of the damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant, 1986. Photo / APThe vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. Yet 35 years after a power plant reactor exploded, Ukrainians also look to it for inspiration, solace and income. A view of the ghost town of Pripyat with a shelter covering the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in the background. The Chernobyl plant is out of service, but there is still much work to be done at the decommissioned plant.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 25, 2021 21:45 UTC