article_snippet.sent: April 26, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the explosion, which was one of the worst nuclear accidents that the world has ever seen.
article_snippet.sent: In recent years, visits to the nuclear explosion site have increased exponentially, with Kiev-based tour company, SoloEast, estimating that it takes approximately 10,000 tourists there each year.
article_snippet.sent: In recent years, the Chernobyl nuclear explosion site, and nearby ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine, have seen an increase in tourist interest .
article_snippet.sent: In 1986, Reactor 4 in the Chernobyl power plant exploded, sending radioactive particles into the air above the city of Pripyat, north of Kiev.
article_snippet.sent: At the time, the area was part of the former Soviet Union, but is now Ukraine.
article_snippet.sent: While the city of Pripyat, which was located just 3 km away from the reactor, remains empty to this day, some people do live in the nearby town of Chernobyl, which is about 15 km from the site.
article_snippet.sent: The Fukushima site, the scene of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, has also recently become a tourist attraction.
highlights_snippet.sent: April 26, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy - and the site sees more visitors today than ever .
  