Chernobyl was the site of the worst power plant accident in history. Located in Ukraine, near a town of Pripyat. The disaster occurred in 1986 during an unauthorized systems test and is the only level 7 even on the International Nuclear Even Scale, resulting in the evacuation of 350,000 people. Following the accident, Ukraine continued to operate the remaining reactors at Chernobyl for many years. The last reactor at the site was closed down in 2000.
