TheJupiter Factory(Russian:Юпитер,Yupiter; orRussian:завод Юпитер,zavod Yupiter) is an abandoned factory located on the outskirts ofPripyat,in theChernobyl Exclusion Zonein northernUkraine.Officially a manufacturer of cassette recorders and components for home appliances, the factory secretly produced semiconductor components for the military, and had test workshops for robotic systems.[1]
 The factory interior in June 2019 | |
| Industry | Military |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , |
History
editAs many university-educated people lived in Pripyat, theSoviet Uniondecided to build a factory in the outskirts to employ some of those people. This factory became the second employer in the area after theChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.The factory opened in 1980 and employed around 3,500 people. Officially, Jupiter was built as a branch of the Kyiv factory,Mayak(Lighthouse),[2][3]where they made cassette recorders and electronic components for home appliances.[4][5]
But the reality was somewhat different. Production of tape and components for appliances was asmokescreenfor Jupiter's secret production of semiconductor components for the military industry. New materials were tested in laboratories and workshops and the robotics department developed various robotic systems.[6]
Some time after theChernobyl disasterin 1986 caused the abandonment of Pripyat,[7]some employees returned to Jupiter and the factory became a radiological laboratory for testing of various decontamination techniques and developing dosimetric instruments. The factory continued operations until 1996;[8]today it is abandoned.[9]The level ofradioactive contaminationin some places remains several times higher than the safe level, especially in the basement.[10]
Cultural references
edit- Within the video gameS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyatthe Jupiter Factory is portrayed as effectively captured.
- The Jupiter Factory appears in the music video of the song "Marooned"byPink Floyd.[11]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^"Chernobyl 35 years later - Jupiter Factory Pripyat".Chernobyl 35 years later.2020-05-17.Retrieved2021-12-08.
- ^"Припять. Завод" Юпитер "(НОВЫЕ ФАКТЫ)!".
- ^"завод" Юпитер "".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-22.Retrieved2016-06-17.
- ^"zalaza.net • Просмотр темы - Завод" Юпитер "[Припять]".zalaza.net.
- ^http://ww5.neqo.be/[permanent dead link]
- ^"Немного тайны завода" Юпитер ",(Припять. Завод" Юпитер ", фото)".
- ^"Jupiter Factory Pripyat".September 26, 2011.
- ^"Chernobyl Welcome".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-11.Retrieved2016-06-17.
- ^"The Huge Factory of Pripyat".English Russia.February 19, 2014.
- ^Lindblom, K. (June 14, 2011)."The Chernobyl Project: Jupiter revisited; Radiation and Contamination. About risks and precautions".
- ^"Pink Floyd news:: Brain Damage - Pink Floyd release new Marooned video...and TDB20 countdown!".brain-damage.co.uk.
External links
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