"Morning of Atomograd": construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1975.

The film "Morning of Atomograd" is dedicated to the rapid construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The video shows the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant settlement, flash interviews with builders, and various construction plans.

Contains materials from Soviet agitation and propaganda. The film is dubbed in russian languages.

Reference: The construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) was officially started in 1970. The first power unit of the Chernobyl NPP with a reactor of the RVPK-1000 type was laid in August 1972; installation work began in 1973. By the end of 1975, fuel loading was completed and commissioning work on the first power unit began. The city of Pripyat, founded in 1970, became the Atomograd of the Chernobyl NPP.