Unlike some other sites of tragedy that, despite mass attendance, are places of solemnity and reflection, this is a messy and morally queasy experience. The New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter) is a structure built to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Each was assigned to responsible, for each entrance of residential house was allocated two police officers. The tour was excellent from start to finish, we had a tour guide (Stacy) who was very knowledgeable and knew everything there was to know about all the landmarks/places we visited on the one day tour so the amount I learned on the day was brilliant The meal you receive half way through the day isn’t great but it’s meant to be a traditional Soviet Union workers meal so it’s realistic to the experience which is why I had no complaints as it was clearly stated that the meal would be like this so if you’re a fussy eater I would advice to take a baguette/sandwich of some kind to eat throughout the day10/10 tour would definitely recommend it! The boarding point of Pripyat's unmoving fairground wheel. Reactor 4 Control Room Tour (1 day special) 299$/259€/229£. Visits are governed by security checks and by strictly guided tours. That morning he went to school, all classes were held, and only at the last lesson the teacher announced that an accident had occurred in the city of Pripyat. Stalker (1979 film) About us. And not only in the zone of defeat, there was no connection with Kiev. When an explosion tore through Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl power plant on April 26, 1986, it was the worst nuclear accident the world had ever seen. But a big thank you again to Eugene and the wonderful people of Kyiv, a highly memorable trip, and one we'd like to do again in the spring. Inside Pripyat, among the abandoned fairground rides, schools and apartment blocks, I saw people trying to arrange the surroundings to better fit their pre-existing idea of what it should be like, the poignancy the scenes should have. The deserted city, the derelict villages around it, the NPP itself and the carcass of the secret Soviet radar are all well worth seeing and contemplating over. This tour is a result of our 19-year history of designing, negotiating with the government to bring it to the level where the comfort for the visitors and accessibility to the major sites don’t conflict with the safety. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR. The country's government, however, says these are illegal and tourists' safety cannot be guaranteed.