Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

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In Chernobyl disaster: Deaths, radioactivity, and the creation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
…Soviet Union created a circle-shaped exclusion zone with a radius of about 18.6 miles (30 km) centred on the nuclear power plant. The exclusion zone covered an area of about 1,017 square miles (2,634 square km) around the plant. However, it was later expanded to 1,600 square miles (4,143 square…
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