The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is where it all started. In 1986, a reactor meltdown led to nuclear fallout irradiating and rendering hazardous a 30km-wide area now known as the Zone of Alienation. Following the incident, the Zone was evacuated and the disaster reactor was sealed in a concrete Sarcophagus.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in real life, after the 1986 disaster
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Chernobyl NPP in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Outside of the NPP, near the exit from the Secret Lab
In the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, the NPP is a place of myth and is believed to be the very heart of The Zone. Following the second incident in 2006 and the emergence of The Zone as seen in the games, the power plant became inaccessible to people. With obstacles such as the Brain Scorcher, and the vivid imaginations of prospecting Stalkers, wild rumors began spreading about what one might find in the Chernobyl NPP. The most well-spread story is that of the Wish Granter, a monolithic crystal of unknown origin that makes one's wishes come true. The Monolith faction, once a benevolent group of Stalkers, migrated north to the NPP some time before the events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and until Scar and Clear Sky cut through to the north, no one knew what became of them. Other rumors surrounding the NPP involve extra-terrestrials, treasure troves of artifacts, the Oasis, and other folklore.
Actual fact
Through the storylines of the games, it is eventually revealed that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is the base of operations for the enigmatic C-Consciousness, a Soviet experiment in which they tried to gain control of global consciousness. The Wish Granter, a crystalline-mechanic construction, is used to brainwash people into becoming protectors of the center of the Zone. The Monolith soldiers hold the NPP and all areas around it as their territory, and serve as guardians for the center of the Zone. The Brain Scorcher, like the Wish Granter, is artificially created and serves as a barrier to keep people from interfering with the business of the C-Consciousness. From the NPP, the C-Consciousness performs its experiments with the ultimate goal of being able to affect human thinking and the world as a whole. It is revealed that the area was chosen as a base three years after the 1986 disaster forced people to evacuate the Zone. C-Consciousness does not inhabit the present day NPP nor does it exist in reality.
The center of the Zone is the origin of emissions.
Enemies & mutants
The area is saturated with Monolith soldiers. The player may also come under attack by Military gunships and soldiers.
See also
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