Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine.
On Saturday, April 26, 1986, a disaster occurred at Reactor No. 4, which has been widely regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. As a result, Reactor No. 4 was completely destroyed and has since been enclosed in a concrete and lead sarcophagus to prevent further escape of radioactivity. Large areas of Europe were affected by the accident. The radioactive cloud spread as far away as Norway.
This is the reactor next to the one that went into meltdown. Excuse the crap pictures - handheld only, on-camera flash, shots sneaked through windows etc, not the easiest shoot.
1) Chernobyl worker's train
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3) This breed of horses only exists here, in the radioactive forests around Chernobyl.
4) Reactor No.4
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9) Control Room
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14) At this point, I forgot where I was and nearly pushed a button without thinking, like a child in a museum.
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21) Monument to the first man to die. He stayed behind at the control desk in the sure knowledge he would not survive.
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23) Monument to the dead.
On Saturday, April 26, 1986, a disaster occurred at Reactor No. 4, which has been widely regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. As a result, Reactor No. 4 was completely destroyed and has since been enclosed in a concrete and lead sarcophagus to prevent further escape of radioactivity. Large areas of Europe were affected by the accident. The radioactive cloud spread as far away as Norway.
This is the reactor next to the one that went into meltdown. Excuse the crap pictures - handheld only, on-camera flash, shots sneaked through windows etc, not the easiest shoot.
1) Chernobyl worker's train
2)
3) This breed of horses only exists here, in the radioactive forests around Chernobyl.
4) Reactor No.4
5)
6)
7)
8)
9) Control Room
10)
11)
12)
13)
14) At this point, I forgot where I was and nearly pushed a button without thinking, like a child in a museum.
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16)
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21) Monument to the first man to die. He stayed behind at the control desk in the sure knowledge he would not survive.
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23) Monument to the dead.
