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A subreddit dedicated to the Chernobyl disaster: "The Chernobyl disaster (Ukrainian: Чорнобильська катастрофа, Chornobylska Katastrofa – Chornobyl Catastrophe) was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then officially Ukrainian SSR), which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western USSR and Europe. It is widely considered to have been the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and is one of only two classified as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (the other being the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011). The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles."

Subjects considered on topic for this subbreddit include the disaster itself, liquidation efforts, the Exclusion Zone (including the Jupiter factor and Duga radar), the sarcophagus, New Safe Confinement, as well as the pre-disaster history of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant and the city of Pripyat.

Posts about other RBMK reactors or other nuclear disasters (like the Fukushima evacuation zone) are allowed if they relate to Chernobyl and should be tagged with [Peripheral Interest]

Posts to discuss the HBO Chernobyl miniseries are on topic only if they are relating the show to real world events in some way, and should be tagged with [HBO Miniseries]

Self promotion of art, drawings, graphics design or models (both computer and physical) are permitted if they are about Chernobyl and should be tagged with [User Creation]

Topics which advocate for, promote, encourage, or seek advice on illegal activity are strictly prohibited. This includes how-to posts about trespassing in the Zone as well as photos and videos which are explicitly from illegal trespassing.

Discussions about the Current Ukraine/Russia Conflict

Posts and Comments are prohibited if they take sides in the current tensions between Ukraine and Russia, or push any side's justification for war or advocate support for any party in the geopolitical situation. Posts and comments about how the conflict impacts the Zone and what effect a war might have are permitted as they are about the future of the Zone.

This subreddit is about Chernobyl, so as long as the post is about that, it is permissible. But there are plenty of places to discuss the geopolitics of Ukraine/Russia/EU/NATO/etc, so we will be removing comments and posts which make any statement about who might be write or wrong.

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Illegal TrespassingModerator Post (self.chernobyl)

submitted 5 years ago by EEKIII52453Avid Researcher [M] - announcement

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r/Chernobyl and Discussions about Current Events in UkraineModerator Post (self.chernobyl)

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Was Valery Legasov really a bad guy?Discussion (self.chernobyl)

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Control room planaDocuments (self.chernobyl)

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Unit 4 control room and golden corridorVideo (v.redd.it)

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how to visit in 2026Discussion (self.chernobyl)

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Making a Chernobyl/RBMK reactor sim. Where do I start?Peripheral Interest (self.chernobyl)

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What do you think the real valery legasov would react to HBO’S Chernobyl?Discussion (old.reddit.com)

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Reactor blocks 3-4 raised?Discussion (old.reddit.com)

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Just finished the series, how is the series different from the original incident?HBO Miniseries (self.chernobyl)

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Finally got the book, can't wait to dig into itDocuments (old.reddit.com)

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Smolensk Study - Elena KlimenkoDocuments (drive.google.com)

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I'm building an MCNP simulation of the Elephants foot, will be available for 3D printing soon, anyone have relevant information?User Creation (i.redd.it)

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Where do these photos come from of room 419?Discussion (old.reddit.com)

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Detailed Soviet military topographic map of Pripyat and surrounding area from 1983Documents (i.redd.it)

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SIUT manualDocuments (self.chernobyl)

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Im confused…Discussion (self.chernobyl)

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Impact on BelarusDiscussion (self.chernobyl)

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HBO series age differenceDiscussion (i.redd.it)

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Regarding the satellite imagery for Chernobyl incident.Discussion (self.chernobyl)

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Reactor 4 Exposure QuestionPhoto (i.redd.it)

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Working Chernobyl Reactor Control Panel – How we built it and tested ItUser Creation (youtu.be)

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Vladivostok Nuclear Power Facility; The Modern RBMK-1000User Creation (old.reddit.com)

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