Comments on: Russian biker chick tours Chernobyl http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/ curiosity rising Sat, 19 May 2012 00:21:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: MarkR http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6576 MarkR Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:53:17 +0000 http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6576 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. 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.

]]> By: cb http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6541 cb Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:07:16 +0000 http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6541 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! 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!

]]> By: MarkR http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6530 MarkR Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:38:48 +0000 http://digimills.com/2007/03/13/russian-biker-chick-tours-chernobyl/#comment-6530 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 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

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