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Chernobyl

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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Chernobyl

Some tragedies never end...

Chernobyl

Located in Ukraine, near Kiev

Worst nuclear disaster!

April 26, 1986 reactor #4 exploded!

Town of Pripyat

2 miles from Chernobyl

Pripyat population on April 26, 1986 was 50,000.

Days later, the population was zero!

Residents evacuated 36 hour after explosion...

they never returned.
Photo by Timm Suess

Chernobyl is still deadly...

and will be so for thousands of year!

the Sarcophagus!

A temporary solution to contain reactor #4:

A new solution is needed.

Unfortunately the sarcophagus is falling apart.

The Arch!!!

The largest movable object on the planet.

A work in progress

with no due date in sight...

still not completed

the danger still remains.

Even when it is completed...