It was actually called the V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station. As for why it's typically known as the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, that's because it was built to service the Chernobyl district--the city of Pripyat was actually built along with the power plant to house its workers, eventually eclipsing Chernobyl.
If you like trivia?
In the Christian Holy Bible, in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 8 -
Verses 10 and 11?
It reads, "The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from Heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter."
The Russian word Chernobyl translated into English is Wormwood.
The Hebrew word "wormwood" means "intensely bitter and undrinkable."
It's just my opinion, but after I learned about this? I think I can safely say that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was very well-named.
***No. I'm not saying that God named Chernobyl. What I have told you is true. This was actually a fairly big news story at the time of the Chernobyl accident. This story is easy to find on the internet. I didn't just make it up.
I thought this was interesting, and I wanted to share it. My apologies if you were offended by a true piece of trivia.
Perhaps, but the Russians called it Chernobyl. You however, can call it whatever you wish.
Clarity, something you're missing.
I looked it up in a map and realised the power plant is closer to Prypiat than Chernobyl. Shouldn't it be called the Prypiat Nuclear Power Plant?
