A mothballed nuclear power station surrounded by wasteland, rubble and abandoned buildings is not what most people associate with a Unesco World Heritage site. But that is exactly what Ukraine has in mind for Chernobyl.
Hoping that such an assignation could mean more funding and more tourists, the government has begun a process that could eventually allow it to apply to the United Nations’ cultural, scientific and education body for protection.
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