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Ukraine launches its first solar plant in the abandoned area around the
former nuclear power station.
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A new solar power plant has been built at the site of the former
Chernobyl nuclear power station
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The Chernobyl plant was the site of a
catastrophic nuclear disaster in 1986
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Radioactive material was released into the atmosphere across parts of
Europe, leading to a rise in cases of thyroid cancer
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The area around the plant is now part of an exclusion zone spanning
1,000 square miles (2,600 sq km)
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The Chernobyl plant was decommissioned and forced to close in 2000
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Ukraine has now launched its first solar plant in the abandoned area
around the former power station
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The country's government wants renewable energy companies to develop the
abandoned land
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The site will create enough energy to power around 2,000 households
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However people will not be able to return to live in the evacuated zone
for another 24,000 years, Ukrainian authorities say |