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Chernobyl City Pipes
Heating pipes are kept above ground as the soil is contaminated
Date: 30/03/08
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Firefighter Memorial
A memorial to the firefighters first on the scene at Chernobyl. Most died soon after from radiation sickness
Date: 30/03/08
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The Road to the Reactor
Looking towards the 10km exclusion zone checkpoint where the reactor is found
Date: 30/03/08
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Abandoned buildings & villages
All villages in the zone lie empty except for a few 'resettlers' - all elderly people who couldn't bear to leave their homes
Date: 30/03/08
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Electricty Pylons on a giant scale
The size of the complex was stunning
Date: 30/03/08
Views: 1399
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Cooling Tower under construction
Except construction was abandoned in 1986 - after the accident
Date: 30/03/08
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Geiger Counter Readings
Not too bad here although still above normal levels
Date: 10/07/08
Views: 1255
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The road to the reactor
Date: 30/03/08
Views: 1303
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Containment building
A new building to assist in disposal of spent nuclear fuel
Date: 30/03/08
Views: 1229
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