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Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

A mothballed nuclear power station surrounded by wasteland, rubble, and abandoned buildings are 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.