Russian biker chick tours Chernobyl
I remember being mesmerized by the haunting photos on
this site a few years ago. I was reminded of the adventures of ‘Kid of Speed’ when mentalfloss blogged about it today. I believe she’s added an account of a return trip.
update: check out My Journey to Chernobyl: 20 Years After the Disaster by Mark Resnicoff, great photos and in-depth explanations.
March 14th, 2007 at 8:38 am
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is a fascinating place to visit.
I visited the area for two days in June 2006 with a former resident of Pripyat.
We toured the Chernobyl Plant (including the Reactor 4 control room),
several of the abandoned villages, and Pripyat. I have posted a photo journal
of my trip at:
http://www.nikongear.com/Chernobyl/Chernobyl_1.htm
March 14th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Thanks for the link, I updated the initial post to include it. Pretty wild that you were let inside of the plant with little protective gear!
March 15th, 2007 at 7:53 am
The radioactivity levels inside most of the plant are fairly normal. It is in the Reactor 4 area where levels are definitely higher, and there were a few extra precautions taken for our brief visit to the Reactor 4 control room. The levels there, while definitely higher than normal, are no where near as high as in the main reactor chamber - the highest reading in the control room we saw was around 1200 microroentgens/hour (I know there are higher levels in other parts of that room, like behind the panels), while the levels in the main reactor chamber are currently around 3000 Roentgens/hour.