RUSSIA - The 'arch' New Safe Confinement for reactor 4 at Chernobyl
The first images of Chernobyl following the accident at the nuclear power plant were filmed by journalist Valeryi Makarenko on May,12,1986. It was 16 days after the accident, Makerenko ran the risk of extremely high levels of radiation and the KGB, which was at pains to keep the catastrophe under wraps. Valeryi takes up the story:“The Soviet authorities prohibited anyone to be in the area. I brazenly arrived by helicopter to Chernobyl, thanks to my friends in the aviation team.
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