- Succinctly capturing the essence of the valley’s early settlers, The Issaquah Press eloquently stated in their June 30, 1976 issue: “Pioneer families came seeking a good life, one of hard work, ingenious innovation, and endless days in order to survive.” And with that, Squak Valley went from wilderness to homestead.
- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Wikipedia)
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. ChNPP is located near the abandoned city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine, 16.5 kilometers (10 mi) northwest of the city of Chernobyl, 16 kilometers (10 mi) from the Belarus–Ukraine border, and about 100 kilometers (62 mi) north of Kyiv. The plant was cooled by an engineered pond, fed by the Pripyat River about 5 kilometers (3 mi) northwest from its juncture with the Dnieper River.