Lukashenko Calls for Resumption of Agriculture in Areas Affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident

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Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko wants the country to resume agricultural activities in the area affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster, he said after the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, TVP World reported, citing Polish regional newspaper Centrum Europy.

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On April 26, 1986, the 4th reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded during a test, releasing a large amount of radioactive material into the atmosphere. Most of the radioactive material fell on Belarus, contaminating about 23 percent of its territory, including about 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land.