chernobyl pictures
This site is all about my recent trip to Chernobyl exclusion zone. [1]
Looking into the debris-filled reactor (look for the inverted lid on the left). [2]
It is really very simple, and the device we use for measuring radiation levels is called a geiger counter. [3]
Excellent colour photo of Chernobyl, right after the explosions. [2]
For anyone who wants to skip to the photos, remember, any photo you can click on, zooming in. [1]
Colour photo of the exterior of the Chernobyl power plant shortly after the explosion, just outside the Russian town of Pripyat. [2]
In the first days after explosion, some places around the reactor were emitting 3,000-30,000 roentgens per hour. [...] In the center of many European cities are 20 microR per hour, the radioactivity of the stone. [3]
The road to zone, road signs, office where tour company gave us a little bit of history, explained safety, and (of course) charged us money. [1]
I travel a lot and one of my favorite destinations leads North from Kiev, towards so called Chernobyl “dead zone”, which is 130kms from my home. [...] It is not retained by asphalt, which makes rides through this area possible. [3]
It was prohibited taking pictures of personnel manning this checkpoint. [1]
A fascinating look at Kiev’s history of defending itself with the aid of a wall built most likely during the early 11th century at the request of King Yaroslav(he built upon the fortification work begun under the reign of Volodymyr Svyatoslavovich in the late 10th century). [...] A dose of 500 roentgens within 5 hours is fatal to humans. [3]
They had to file application for 3 passes, one for Zone 2 (this checkpoint), 1 for Zone 1 (KPP Leliv, shown later), and one for Pripyat city. [1]
Sources:
[1] Chernobyl in Pictures
[2] Spaceman Gallery :: Chernobyl
[3] GHOST TOWN - KiddofSpeed - Chernobyl Pictures - Kidofspeed …