Visiting Chernobyl? Here's what to do and what not to do at the infamous nuclear disaster site
5 years, 7 months ago

Visiting Chernobyl? Here's what to do and what not to do at the infamous nuclear disaster site

ABC  

As HBO's Chernobyl miniseries wrapped up in Australia this week, there were reports the number of tour bookings to the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history was skyrocketing. Key points: The disaster happened on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine Tourists visiting the site should strictly follow safety procedures and be aware of hazards including debris Visitors cannot take anything out of the exclusion zone As someone who spent time in the zone in 2013, the appeal is completely understandable. From the haunting abandoned city of Pripyat to standing metres away from the ruined reactor itself, time in the Chernobyl exclusion zone feels like nothing else on Earth. Like Cambodia's Killing Fields or the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland, the site of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in then-Soviet Ukraine has been etched into history because of the terrible events that happened there, which can make the idea of the area as a tourist destination unpalatable to some. Victoria Brozhko, who has been a tour guide with SoloEast Chernobyl tours for just over two years, said almost everyone who visited the zone was respectful of the area's history.

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How a second nuclear disaster was avoided at Chernobyl in 2022
4 weeks ago

How a second nuclear disaster was avoided at Chernobyl in 2022

Live Mint  

W.W. Norton; 240 pages; $29.99. “We’re keeping calm for the time being,” Mr Heiko told his colleague, even though there were no guidelines for what employees at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should do in the event of war. The nuclear facility is terrain he knows well: Mr Plokhy previously produced an outstanding account of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, …

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened
1 year, 8 months ago

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Illegal tour of Chernobyl visits …

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’

Associated Press  

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Even now, weeks after the Russians left, “I need to calm down,” the plant’s main security engineer, Valerii Semenov, told The Associated Press. Russia’s invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation’s war strategy, …

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine

ABC  

International concern about Russia capturing nuclear power plant sites, including the defunct Chernobyl — site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986 — has been mounting since the Russian-Ukrainian war began last month. On Wednesday, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it had lost all communications with the Chernobyl site, along with Zaporizhzhia — the largest nuclear power plant …

Russia-Ukraine war: With stress on stranded workers, risk at Chernobyl nuclear site rises
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: With stress on stranded workers, risk at Chernobyl nuclear site rises

India Today  

Russia on March 4 reportedly took full control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant — the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL STRESS OF WORKERS RISES The Russian soldiers have been able to station themselves inside the 32 km Chernobyl exclusion zone and have surrounded the perimeter of the plant. "Some of the …

Explained - Why did Russia capture Chernobyl, site of horrific nuclear incident
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained - Why did Russia capture Chernobyl, site of horrific nuclear incident

Hindustan Times  

Chernobyl - the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in April 1986 - is now under Russian control. This file photograph taken on December 8, 2020 shows a monument in front of the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus of the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Military experts believe Russia moved to capture Chernobyl simply …

You can catch a train into the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
3 years, 5 months ago

You can catch a train into the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Testing has started on a …

Chernobyl after 35 years: 10 chilling images reveal scars left behind by nuclear disaster
3 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl after 35 years: 10 chilling images reveal scars left behind by nuclear disaster

Firstpost  

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place on 26 April, 1986 - exactly 35 years ago. Image credit: Ian Bancroft/Flickr Over the next few months, a total of two million people are believed to have been relocated as a result of the accident. Image credit: Carpetblogger/Flickr Two plant workers died as a direct result of the explosion, and 28 firemen and …

Chernobyl serves as a monument to human error 35 years after nuclear disaster
3 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl serves as a monument to human error 35 years after nuclear disaster

Firstpost  

The Chernobyl plant is out of service, but there is still much work to be done at the decommissioned plant. Editor’s Note: Today is the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that took place on 26 April 1986 due to a flawed reactor design run by unqualified personnel. The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of …

35 years since nuclear explosion, Chernobyl remains a place of 'tragedy and memory' for Ukrainians
3 years, 8 months ago

35 years since nuclear explosion, Chernobyl remains a place of 'tragedy and memory' for Ukrainians

Firstpost  

The Chernobyl zone saw its tourism increase twofold after the lauded television miniseries of 2019 and officials hope that level of interest will continue, or grow, once the global pandemic has receded. KYIV, Ukraine: The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. “This is an …

35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires
3 years, 8 months ago

35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. “We are doing everything possible so that this territory, where it is now impossible for people to live, is used with benefit and gives the country a profit,” said Serhiy Kostyuk, head of the …

Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes Unesco World Heritage tag for Chernobyl
3 years, 8 months ago

Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes Unesco World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

India Today  

A mothballed nuclear power station surrounded by wasteland, rubble and abandoned buildings is not what most people associate with a Unesco World Heritage site. "We believe that putting Chernobyl on the Unesco heritage list is a first and important step towards having this great place as a unique destination of interest for the whole of mankind," said Ukrainian Culture Minister …

Chernobyl control room now open to visitors – but only wearing a hazmat suit
5 years, 3 months ago

Chernobyl control room now open to visitors – but only wearing a hazmat suit

CNN  

CNN — The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has seen a huge increase in visitor numbers in recent years as part of a growing global interest in dark tourism. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Guided trips: The meeting room in the underground shelter of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is also open to visitors. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images TV magic: SoloEast has been taking …

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster
5 years, 5 months ago

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster

BBC  

The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster Getty Images The remains of reactor number four at Chernobyl is now encased in an enormous protective sarcophagus Covered up by a secretive Soviet Union at the time, the true number of deaths and illnesses caused by the nuclear accident are only now becoming clear. Getty Images The number of deaths and illnesses …

Loved Chernobyl on Hotstar? How the 1986 nuclear accident began disaster tourism
5 years, 5 months ago

Loved Chernobyl on Hotstar? How the 1986 nuclear accident began disaster tourism

India Today  

Travelling to your heart's content and visiting gorgeous foreign cities is considered to be the ultimate life goal today. For the uninitiated, disaster or dark tourism is travelling for curiosity's sake to locations where an environmental disaster, either natural or man-made, has occurred and has caused great damage or loss of life. If you have seen the hit HBO miniseries …

Chernobyl disaster site to become official tourist attraction
5 years, 5 months ago

Chernobyl disaster site to become official tourist attraction

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Chernobyl has been a negative part of Ukraine’s brand,” said President Zelensky at the inauguration ceremony for a new metal …

Chernobyl to become official tourist attraction, Ukraine says
5 years, 5 months ago

Chernobyl to become official tourist attraction, Ukraine says

CNN  

CNN — Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine’s president has announced. It’s time to change it.” On April 26 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, forcing a region-wide evacuation and sending radioactive fallout billowing across Europe. During a visit …

‘Chernobyl’ producer calls on tourists to respect ‘terrible tragedy’
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Chernobyl’ producer calls on tourists to respect ‘terrible tragedy’

CNN  

CNN — The writer and producer of the hit HBO series “Chernobyl” has called on visitors to the site of the nuclear disaster to show respect, after a series of inappropriate photos were posted online. Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images Top attraction: Tour company SoloEast has reported a rise of around 35% in the months since the HBO show first aired. Genya …

Chernobyl suddenly becomes visitor hotspot
5 years, 6 months ago

Chernobyl suddenly becomes visitor hotspot

CNN  

CNN — It was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, but three decades later Chernobyl is emerging as one of the planet’s hottest tourism tickets after a new TV series. Liam Daniel/HBO Although “Chernobyl” was mainly filmed in Lithuania, its success has seen demand for tours of the area near the infamous Ukrainian site increase by around a …

Chernobyl is everything they say it is. Watch it now
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl is everything they say it is. Watch it now

Hindustan Times  

Quietly, without preamble or marketing blitz, HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl became the highest-rated show on IMDB last week. The scenes switch between ground zero and hospitals unprepared for the horror; from the obliviousness within the blast radius to Moscow’s sanitised and impervious corridors of power. HBO’s dramatised retelling of present-day Ukraine’s 1986 nuclear disaster, its immediate gory aftermath and the terrible …

Chernobyl: Russia to create own series about nuclear disaster after HBO criticism
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl: Russia to create own series about nuclear disaster after HBO criticism

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian TV network is creating its own interpretation of the …

Chernobyl review: HBO series on 1986 nuclear disaster is a gripping tale of the horrors of bureaucracy
5 years, 7 months ago

Chernobyl review: HBO series on 1986 nuclear disaster is a gripping tale of the horrors of bureaucracy

Firstpost  

“I’ve wondered why everyone was silent about Chernobyl, why our writers weren’t writing much about it — they write about the war, or the camps, but here they’re silent. So what’s better, to remember or to forget?” Asks Yevgeniy Brovkin, an instructor at a State University in Soviet Russia, in Nobel Prize winning writer Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices from Chernobyl, an …

Lesser known facts about Chernobyl, second biggest Nuclear disaster history has ever seen
5 years, 7 months ago

Lesser known facts about Chernobyl, second biggest Nuclear disaster history has ever seen

India TV News  

HBO's mini-series Chernobyl has two episodes left and is already on the top trending show on IMDB with a thrilling average review score of 9.6/10. Take a look at some interesting facts about the Chernobyl disaster, that will surely help you understand the show in depth: Nuclear power plant Chernobyl The disaster took place in a nuclear power plant in …

Chernobyl: Photos show illegal urban tours around abandoned nuclear disaster site
5 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl: Photos show illegal urban tours around abandoned nuclear disaster site

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Since the explosion of a nuclear reactor prompted a mass evacuation …

Chernobyl: What it's like to visit the nuclear disaster zone
5 years, 8 months ago

Chernobyl: What it's like to visit the nuclear disaster zone

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Serhii Uzlov takes a millisievert reading of clothing worn by the first responders to the Chernobyl …

‘Chernobyl’ turns the Soviet nuclear disaster into a riveting miniseries
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Chernobyl’ turns the Soviet nuclear disaster into a riveting miniseries

CNN  

CNN — Spare, bleak and devastating, HBO’s “Chernobyl” captures a moment during the waning years of the Cold War when the Soviet Union experienced a nuclear disaster, then tried to cover up the extent of the damage. “It’s not alarmist if it’s a fact,” Legasov says in the second episode, although no one seems particularly eager to listen to his …

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