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1. What do Logachev and his crew see when at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station on April 26, 1986?

Logachev and his crew were called for an emergency at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station on April 26, 1986. When the power plant was visible, they saw that the roof of the 20-story building had been torn open. The upper levels were blackened and collapsed into heaps of rubble. There were shattered panels of ferroconcrete, tumbled blocks of graphite, and the metal casings of fuel assemblies from the core of a nuclear reactor. A cloud of steam drifted from the wreckage.

2. Why was the name of Chernobyl used for the nuclear power plant in the Ukraine in 1970?

Several names were considered for the nuclear power plant in Ukraine in 1970. Vladimir Scherbitsky, the leader of the Ukrainian Communist Party, decreed that the station would take the name of the regional capital, Chernobyl, a small but ancient town of 2,000 people about 14 kilometers from where the plant was to be built.

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