The image displays the interior of a control room, identified as the Main Control Room of Reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone near Pryp'yat', Ukraine

The image displays the interior of a control room, identified as the Main Control Room of Reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone near Pryp'yat', Ukraine. The scene is dominated by a large, wall-mounted control panel in the background, featuring numerous modular units with indicator lights and displays. Cyrillic text on these panels identifies sections such as "КОНТРОЛЬ НЕИСПРАВНОСТЕЙ" (CONTROL OF MALFUNCTIONS) at the top, "ШТАТОВАЯ СИГНАЛИЗАЦИЯ" (STANDARD ALARMS) on the left, and repeated labels for "ПРЕВЫШЕНИЕ ПОРОГОВ" (THRESHOLD EXCEEDANCE) and "ПЕРИОДИЧЕСКИЙ КОНТРОЛЬ" (PERIODIC CONTROL) associated with "БЛОК В" (BLOCK B) and "БЛОКИ ГИД" (BLOCKS GID). A digital display on the left panel reads "12:57." In the mid-ground, a wooden desk is heavily laden with operational equipment and documentation. On the desk, from left to right, are: an older CRT monitor displaying data, a red desk lamp, a stack of papers and binders, various older electronic control units with buttons and small screens, a green-screen CRT monitor, an older-style telephone handset, a control panel with numerous round buttons, two white computer keyboards, two computer mice, and a modern flat-panel monitor displaying a Windows 7 desktop with numerous icons. To the far right, a wooden-cased speaker and a small fan are visible. Papers, some highlighted in yellow, are spread across the desk surface. Underneath the desk, a white computer system unit and various cables are present. Two black office chairs are partially visible in the lower foreground. The room is illuminated by overhead fluorescent strip lights, and the ceiling consists of acoustic tiles. No individuals are present in the image.