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Old 12-13-2010, 11:34 AM   #1
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Visit Chernobyl!

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Awesome. Would love to go on a proper tour of the area, as long as I don't come back glowing.
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They already have tours I've read about, it's like 400 USD and you just have to time it right because they do 1 per month
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cool, might look into this when I go back, I wonder how long the tour is and what kind of safety measures are taken
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the guys over at lambo vancouver said there are 60-70 pre-orders already. don't quote me though.
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Shit i dunno i prolly wouldnt go... Whats the half life on Radiation?
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theres a whole lot of uncertainty surrounding the actual safeness of visiting the immediate vicinity of the chernobyl plant. Most tours that have existed up until now never went into the actual plant. They were relegated to outdoor perimetre tours along with viewing the town. Some experts say the "sarcophagus" that was built to envelope the huge hole created above the reactor has been experiencing an expansive rate of decay and will need to be replaced in the next few years.
Whats amazing is how the whole area has been almosr fully reclaimed by nature.
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yeahhhh i'm gonna go ahead and NOT take the ukranian government's word on this one...
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yeahhhh i'm gonna go ahead and NOT take the ukranian government's word on this one...
lol not so much because of the radiation but because you might get driven out there and get robbed/shot when you present your Canadian passport
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Meh should be fine as long as you carry a Geiger counter with you at all times. Would be sorta interesting. I bet the economy of the local area could get a boost from this. Can't imagine the economy to be in a good state at the moment...
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^can't be a whole lot there since the entire city is abandoned

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incase someone wants photos of Chernobyl
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Before going on the trip, fully test your Geiger Counter to make sure it ISN'T beeping out of control in a non-radiation zone first.
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It can't be THAT bad...

The Chernobyl power plant was active until December 2000. Which means people worked there for years after the disaster.
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The Chernobyl power plant was active until December 2000. Which means people worked there for years after the disaster.
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"Unit 3 was the last reactor to be operated at the Chernobyl plant. To meet the year 2000 deadline, the reactor was shut down on 15 December 2000 during the official ceremony of the power plant shut-down with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma present in the control room during the event. At about 1:17 PM local time, the reactor team pressed AZ5, Rapid Emergency Defence; within seconds the power readout meter was reading zero. The shutdown went as planned."

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"Even after the last reactor shutdown, people continue to work at the Chernobyl plant until reactor units 1, 2, and 3 are totally decommissioned, which is expected to take years."

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"Unit 3 was the last reactor to be operated at the Chernobyl plant. To meet the year 2000 deadline, the reactor was shut down on 15 December 2000 during the official ceremony of the power plant shut-down with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma present in the control room during the event. At about 1:17 PM local time, the reactor team pressed AZ5, Rapid Emergency Defence; within seconds the power readout meter was reading zero. The shutdown went as planned."

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"Even after the last reactor shutdown, people continue to work at the Chernobyl plant until reactor units 1, 2, and 3 are totally decommissioned, which is expected to take years."

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Didn't everyone already visit Chernobyl in Modern Warfare? Why actually go there?
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watch all the fools download this on their iphones then head off without reading the disclaimer

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/igeiger/id314873037?mt=8

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