Mozyr (Belarusian: Мазы́р, Мо́зыр; Russian: Мо́зырь) is a town in the Homel voblast of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl. The population is 107,000 (1996). Mozyr is known for as a center of oil refining, machine building, and food processing in Belarus. It is home ot one of the largest oil refineries in Belarus, pumping out 18 million metric tons per year. The Friendship Pipeline carries crude oil from Russia splitting in two at Mozyr. One pipeline branch is directed into Poland and the other one to Ukraine. Mozyr coat of arms. ... Homyel voblast is an administrative region of Belarus with a center in Homyel. This and Mahilyow voblasts severely suffered after the Chornobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe. ... The Pripyat River (Ukrainian: Припять, Prýpyat; Belarusian: Прыпяць, Prýpyats, Polish Prypeć) is a river in Eastern Europe, of approximately 440 miles (710 km). ... Pinsk (Belarusian: Пінск), a town in Belarus, in the province of Palesse, travesed by the river Pripet, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. ... Chernobyl area. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... View of the Shell/Valero Martinez oil refinery An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products. ...

In 1986, the city suffered from heavy radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ... Fallout is the residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion and is named from the fact that it falls out of the atmosphere in to which it is spread during the explosion. ... The nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. ...