"The only way to enter the zone (now) is with a certified guide on a certified tour group," Rozgoni said. "That's a huge restriction."
lol... there goes safety.
Last time I read something about tourism there they said there are still hotspots all over where radiation is 10 to 100 times higher. Too bad if you step into one by accident.
Not super surprising as I remember watching some film documentary that followed a family of cat I believe living in Chernobyl on the Discovery Channel.
But yes it dose sound odd that it would be open for tourism.
Honestly, it's not as restrictive as people might think. While I haven't been there, I've been planning too for a while. There is a good bit of guides and tours into the area, especially centred around Pripyat. You can travel from and stay in Kiev, with the guides speaking English and all that.
So if 2011 means when it's going to be flooded by mericans, germs and norwads looking for their stalker fix, I'd rather go sooner than later :P
cool, now they do touristic zone from memorial of biggest human mistake and sadness.
last I checked you can visit former concentration camps and holocaust museums. This is not in the least bit as "morally wrong", this is a time capsule and a great way to show how a formerly populated area might look when its abandoned in a hurry.
cool, now they do touristic zone from memorial of biggest human mistake and sadness.
You do know that there is diagnosed more people with skin cancer every year just in the US, than died following the Chernobyl meltdown? Around 2000 more.
bbob, radioactive emissions from the Chernobyl affected the whole world
Yeah, I know, it was horrible and it will always be a stark reminder of how wrong it can go.
I'm just trying to put it in perspective, that going to the beach to soak up the sun will also bombard you with lethal radiation. That perhaps fear should not be disproportionate with the risk.
I personally think that we as a society is a little too scared of the man-made and that which is hard to understand, and a bit too reckless with the mundane/everyday.
Sorry for the slight derail though. I'd love to go there and take a shit ton of photos, there's just something fascinating about abandoned stuff, how nature slowly reclaims it.
You do know that there is diagnosed more people with skin cancer every year just in the US, than died following the Chernobyl meltdown? Around 2000 more.
hmm, comparing skin cancer diagnosis numbers to cancer deaths? It would be more accurate compare percentages of thyroid cancer and leukemia cases.
well its good to remember ones mistakes. its the best way to keep from doing them again. its certainly better than to close down the area forever and pretend it doesnt exist.
"Apart from this increase, there is no evidence of a major public health impact attributable to radiation exposure 20 years after the accident. There is no scientific evidence of increases in overall cancer incidence or mortality rates or in rates of non-malignant disorders that could be related to radiation exposure. The risk of leukaemia in the general population, one of the main concerns owing to its short latency time, does not appear to be elevated."
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lol... there goes safety.
Last time I read something about tourism there they said there are still hotspots all over where radiation is 10 to 100 times higher. Too bad if you step into one by accident.
But yes it dose sound odd that it would be open for tourism.
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I must admit I've been sleeping with this track playing for the past... 3 months or so.
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So if 2011 means when it's going to be flooded by mericans, germs and norwads looking for their stalker fix, I'd rather go sooner than later :P
http://nikongear.com/Chernobyl/Chernobyl_1.php
Chernobyl is quite hauntingly beautiful.
Not sure if it's high on my destinations to visit, but still quite an amazing time capsule.
I'm guessing there will be some kind of restrictions anyway, or at least lots of warning signs after proper planning.
Also the only lethal radiactive spot is the reactor itself, at least according to people who have been there and go there:
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You do know that there is diagnosed more people with skin cancer every year just in the US, than died following the Chernobyl meltdown? Around 2000 more.
yup, I have a ridiculously large penis because of it. true story.
Yeah, I know, it was horrible and it will always be a stark reminder of how wrong it can go.
I'm just trying to put it in perspective, that going to the beach to soak up the sun will also bombard you with lethal radiation. That perhaps fear should not be disproportionate with the risk.
I personally think that we as a society is a little too scared of the man-made and that which is hard to understand, and a bit too reckless with the mundane/everyday.
Sorry for the slight derail though. I'd love to go there and take a shit ton of photos, there's just something fascinating about abandoned stuff, how nature slowly reclaims it.
hmm, comparing skin cancer diagnosis numbers to cancer deaths? It would be more accurate compare percentages of thyroid cancer and leukemia cases.
I'll go with you. I've been interested in visiting this place for a while now. Its a very surreal place.
http://cancer.emedtv.com/thyroid-cancer/thyroid-cancer-statistics.html
30,180 new cases of thyroid cancer every year in the USA compared to estimated 4,000 cases of all time for chernobyl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster