The Chernobyl disaster, as it is known, occurred on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear power station. (Image; REUTERS) A town called Pripyat, in modern-day Ukraine, saw one of the worst nuclear disasters, 35 years ago today. The Chernobyl disaster, as it is known, occurred on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear power