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Pripyat was a thriving small city in Ukraine in 1986, with a population of 46,000, and was expanding to supply homes for some 80,000 people.

http://www.allvirtualware.com/ukrainianweb/images/chernobyl/chernobyl_zone.jpg
The City in 1984, many Apartment buildings and an ever-expanding city center. Some 100 km from Kyiv, the city would be one of the largest and nicest cities in Ukraine today.

But April 26th,1986 changed all that for good...

An explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, in the town of Chernobyl, only 10 miles from the city, began to disperse radioactive materials and sediments, which were blown over the small city, and the entire population was ordered to be evactuated. The city was wired off, never to be Inhabited again, and sat silently ageing till now. This thread will take you on a look at the city in its current state, and how it has deteriorated.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/pripyat%20rooftop%20view.jpg
The City in its current state, plant growth is taking over the streets and yards of Pripyat.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/pripyat%20plaza.jpg

A plaza in the city. Built in 1974 to accomidate workers of Chernobyl, this plaza was so new that it was not named at the time of the evactuation. Trees and shrubbery have began to take over the area, which has sat for 20 years.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/pool%202.JPG

The Cities community pool, abandoned in 1996(After the #1 reactor was closed down).

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/pripyat%202.jpg
The Ferris wheel of the Cities Amusement park, which was supposed to open may 1st 1986. Sadly, this never happened.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/lilacs.jpg

Plant life overtakes the Schoolyard of the Cities school, casting sunlight onto a desolet place.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/graveyard/fire%20trucks.jpg

Fire trucks of the Pripyat and Chernobyl fire departments, abanonded after the cleanup, contaminated and left to rust.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/disaster/sarcophagus%20and%20trees.jpg

The powerplant is surrounded by a thick radioactive forest.

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/belarus/parashiv-2.jpg
The parashiv checkpoint on the outskirts of Pripyat, entering Belarus. The after effects of the radiation have cost the aforementioned nation nearly 200 billion dollars in economic damadge.


Now that you have seen it, discuss.

Don't suppose you could resize those images or just make them links, could ya?

That's very interesting. I don't know what a radioactive forest neccisarily implies.

What are the radiation levels in that city now?

A lesson not to build nuke reactors in or around big cities.
When they blow up, the area around is pretty toxic.

The city is so dead, can't see any birds or animals around in the images either.

And?

What are the radiation levels in that city now?

In the Safest parts of the City it is around 81.6 microroentens, but several dozen areas can easily surpass 800 microroentens.

In the Safest parts of the City it is around 81.6 microroentens, but several dozen areas can easily surpass 800 microroentens.

What's the normal level of radiation (without the radiation from Chernobyl)?

What's the normal level of radiation (without the radiation from Chernobyl)?

15 to 30 microroentgens

http://www.chernobyl.in.ua/en/faq/5

A lesson not to build nuke reactors in or around big cities.
When they blow up, the area around is pretty toxic.

The city is so dead, can't see any birds or animals around in the images either.

I read some time ago that the wildlife in the area is apparently thriving due to the lack of human activity.

However, most animals can curiously resist more radiation than we can, so that doesn't mean it's safe for us.

Someone mentioned parts of the city sustain up to 800 microroentens.
How much is dangerous to humans?

Im assuming even lower levels are dangerous at constant exsposure.

I read some time ago that the wildlife in the area is apparently thriving due to the lack of human activity.

However, most animals can curiously resist more radiation than we can, so that doesn't mean it's safe for us.

It means if people return, you can't eat local wildlife anyway. They'll have elevated levels of radiative material in them in the first place.

The town is devoid of birds from the images, and birds like nesting in empty buildings.

I can't stop thinking that a whole city, abandoned and left to rot, is kinda... cool? Freaky certainly.

As i have read, it is safe to be outside in the majority of places, but it is most dangerous inside the actual buildings.

15 to 30 microroentgens

http://www.chernobyl.in.ua/en/faq/5

"Radiation exposure can vary radically within just a few steps because the contamination was very patchy. In some places, like the Red Forest, radiation exposure can be as high as 1 roentgen, which is more than 50,000 times normal background. In the ghost town of Pripyat, they can exceed a milliroentgen, though most readings hover around several hundred microroentgens"

Just look at that lush green forest. And the liberal environmental lobby claim nuclear power is harmful to the environment.

You can find more pictures at this site-
http://www.opuszczone.com/galerie/uk_prypec/index.php?lang=en