On April 26, 1986, a botched safety test of the No.4 nuclear power reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant saw an explosion send a radioactive cloud across Europe. AP The aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant blast, the world's worst nuclear accident, in April 1986. Chernobyl seems worlds away from where Kirichuk is now, running a gin distillery nestled in the hills of Puhoi, north of Auckland. Kirichuk recently partnered with energy provider solarcity to launch Te Rā, touted as New Zealand's first solely solar-power distilled gin. ITN More than 30 years on from the disaster that made its name infamous, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant still holds an uneasy fascination for many.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2019 00:33 UTC