In 2016, the No. 1 tourist destination of Ukraine was the lifeless town of Pripyat, evacuated after the deadly reactor meltdown at Chernobyl in 1986. Today, Ukraine relies on nuclear power for 53 percent of its power generation, but is risking another nuclear accident on a scale greater than Europe — and the world — could imagine.
Washington Times: Ukrainian corruption casts nuclear pall over Europe
A picture taken on Nov. 29 shows a general view of Chornobyl’s New Safe Confinement covering the ruined reactor No. 4 that exploded on April 26, 1986- of the now-closed power plant.
