there has been a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union and the Soviets have
Soviet Union and the Soviets have
Soviet Union and the Soviets have admitted that it happened in 1986 the
admitted that it happened in 1986 the
admitted that it happened in 1986 the Soviet nuclear power plant in the heart
Soviet nuclear power plant in the heart
Soviet nuclear power plant in the heart of the Ukraine went into meltdown the
of the Ukraine went into meltdown the
of the Ukraine went into meltdown the still radioactive core was sealed up
still radioactive core was sealed up
still radioactive core was sealed up with concrete and a 30 kilometer
with concrete and a 30 kilometer
with concrete and a 30 kilometer exclusion zone was erected but what’s it
exclusion zone was erected but what’s it
exclusion zone was erected but what’s it like there today welcome to
like there today welcome to
like there today welcome to watchmojo.com at of the Chernobyl
watchmojo.com at of the Chernobyl
watchmojo.com at of the Chernobyl catastrophe number 5 nobody knows how
catastrophe number 5 nobody knows how
catastrophe number 5 nobody knows how many people the meltdown is killed more
many people the meltdown is killed more
many people the meltdown is killed more than a hundred nuclear plant workers and
than a hundred nuclear plant workers and
than a hundred nuclear plant workers and first responders were killed in the
first responders were killed in the
first responders were killed in the weeks following the disaster but we have
weeks following the disaster but we have
weeks following the disaster but we have no idea how many other people have died
no idea how many other people have died
no idea how many other people have died 25 year-old Samara school teacher and
25 year-old Samara school teacher and
25 year-old Samara school teacher and mother just diagnosed with thyroid
mother just diagnosed with thyroid
mother just diagnosed with thyroid cancer with the exception of one rare
cancer with the exception of one rare
cancer with the exception of one rare type of thyroid cancer it’s impossible
type of thyroid cancer it’s impossible
type of thyroid cancer it’s impossible to tell which fatal cases of cancer were
to tell which fatal cases of cancer were
to tell which fatal cases of cancer were caused by radiation and which weren’t so
caused by radiation and which weren’t so
caused by radiation and which weren’t so estimates are all over the place the UN
estimates are all over the place the UN
estimates are all over the place the UN believes that 4000 people have been
believes that 4000 people have been
believes that 4000 people have been killed by radiation poisoning while
killed by radiation poisoning while
killed by radiation poisoning while Greenpeace claims that 93 thousand
Greenpeace claims that 93 thousand
Greenpeace claims that 93 thousand deaths are the direct result of the
deaths are the direct result of the
deaths are the direct result of the meltdown it’s also estimated that 2.7
meltdown it’s also estimated that 2.7
meltdown it’s also estimated that 2.7 million people were affected in some way
million people were affected in some way
million people were affected in some way by the meltdown this includes both the
by the meltdown this includes both the
by the meltdown this includes both the less serious medical complications and
less serious medical complications and
less serious medical complications and the 350,000 people that need to be
the 350,000 people that need to be
the 350,000 people that need to be relocated the people of Pripyat will end
relocated the people of Pripyat will end
relocated the people of Pripyat will end the day in the homes of strangers of
the day in the homes of strangers of
the day in the homes of strangers of course so will the radioactive dust on
course so will the radioactive dust on
course so will the radioactive dust on their hair they close their bodies
their hair they close their bodies
their hair they close their bodies number 4 apparently humans are worse for
number 4 apparently humans are worse for
number 4 apparently humans are worse for animals then Chernobyl’s radiation so
animals then Chernobyl’s radiation so
animals then Chernobyl’s radiation so you got like 3 eyed wolves and like 5
you got like 3 eyed wolves and like 5
you got like 3 eyed wolves and like 5 legged bears that are in Chernobyl now
legged bears that are in Chernobyl now
legged bears that are in Chernobyl now since humans have largely left the
since humans have largely left the
since humans have largely left the exclusion zone the population of animals
exclusion zone the population of animals
exclusion zone the population of animals has skyrocketed the population of many
has skyrocketed the population of many
has skyrocketed the population of many animals is now greater than it was
animals is now greater than it was
animals is now greater than it was before the accident and the wolf
before the accident and the wolf
before the accident and the wolf population is about 7 times that of
population is about 7 times that of
population is about 7 times that of nearby areas so basically the research
nearby areas so basically the research
nearby areas so basically the research indicates that chronic radiation is less
indicates that chronic radiation is less
indicates that chronic radiation is less the problem to animals than the
the problem to animals than the
the problem to animals than the pressures of human habitation makes you
pressures of human habitation makes you
pressures of human habitation makes you feel proud to be a homo sapien however
feel proud to be a homo sapien however
feel proud to be a homo sapien however there are a lot of negative effects in
there are a lot of negative effects in
there are a lot of negative effects in many individual animals 4 to 6 percent
many individual animals 4 to 6 percent
many individual animals 4 to 6 percent of mice are born with
of mice are born with
of mice are born with birth defects also plant life is
birth defects also plant life is
birth defects also plant life is struggling biodiversity is about 50% of
struggling biodiversity is about 50% of
struggling biodiversity is about 50% of similar nature reserves but more on that
similar nature reserves but more on that
similar nature reserves but more on that shortly so it’s not all sunshine and
shortly so it’s not all sunshine and
shortly so it’s not all sunshine and giant non-mutant catfish you can see
giant non-mutant catfish you can see
giant non-mutant catfish you can see these quick catfish acquired normal
these quick catfish acquired normal
these quick catfish acquired normal nothing wrong with them no mutations
nothing wrong with them no mutations
nothing wrong with them no mutations visible they’re just huge because they
visible they’re just huge because they
visible they’re just huge because they don’t have any predators
don’t have any predators
don’t have any predators number three the exclusion zone is
number three the exclusion zone is
number three the exclusion zone is populated by radioactive grandmothers
more than a thousand people to finally
more than a thousand people to finally return to Chernobyl after the meltdown
return to Chernobyl after the meltdown
return to Chernobyl after the meltdown today the remaining resettle errs are
today the remaining resettle errs are
today the remaining resettle errs are quite old and most of them are women but
quite old and most of them are women but
quite old and most of them are women but many of these little old grandmothers
many of these little old grandmothers
many of these little old grandmothers believe that they made the right choice
believe that they made the right choice
believe that they made the right choice returning to the exclusion zone they
returning to the exclusion zone they
returning to the exclusion zone they think this not only because it’s their
think this not only because it’s their
think this not only because it’s their ancestral home but also because they
ancestral home but also because they
ancestral home but also because they already survived Stalin’s genocide by
already survived Stalin’s genocide by
already survived Stalin’s genocide by starvation and watch their relocated
starvation and watch their relocated
starvation and watch their relocated friends and relatives end up poor and
friends and relatives end up poor and
friends and relatives end up poor and hungry in urban areas and she said to me
hungry in urban areas and she said to me
hungry in urban areas and she said to me when I asked for the obvious radiation
when I asked for the obvious radiation
when I asked for the obvious radiation doesn’t scare me
doesn’t scare me
doesn’t scare me starvation does these women are
starvation does these women are
starvation does these women are relatively healthy and they live simple
relatively healthy and they live simple
relatively healthy and they live simple lives relying on farming soil that will
lives relying on farming soil that will
lives relying on farming soil that will be radioactive for the next 20,000 years
be radioactive for the next 20,000 years
be radioactive for the next 20,000 years in this wasteland her animals are all
in this wasteland her animals are all
in this wasteland her animals are all the company she needs number two
the company she needs number two
the company she needs number two Chernobyl is home to zombie trees
the red forest is one of the most
the red forest is one of the most radioactive places on earth it gained
radioactive places on earth it gained
radioactive places on earth it gained the name because the trees turned a
the name because the trees turned a
the name because the trees turned a rusty shade of red just after the
rusty shade of red just after the
rusty shade of red just after the accident and if you go in there you’re
accident and if you go in there you’re
accident and if you go in there you’re going to die today the trees have become
going to die today the trees have become
going to die today the trees have become green again but trees that die there
green again but trees that die there
green again but trees that die there take decades to decompose there are
take decades to decompose there are
take decades to decompose there are still standing trees that died at the
still standing trees that died at the
still standing trees that died at the meltdown twenty-nine years ago this is
meltdown twenty-nine years ago this is
meltdown twenty-nine years ago this is because the radiation kills the fungus
because the radiation kills the fungus
because the radiation kills the fungus and bacteria that would normally break
and bacteria that would normally break
and bacteria that would normally break down the trees and insects that eat
down the trees and insects that eat
down the trees and insects that eat plant matter choose to live in areas of
plant matter choose to live in areas of
plant matter choose to live in areas of the exclusion zone that are less
the exclusion zone that are less
the exclusion zone that are less radioactive than the forests recent dry
radioactive than the forests recent dry
radioactive than the forests recent dry summers have sparked fears of forest
summers have sparked fears of forest
summers have sparked fears of forest fires which could send radioactive smoke
fires which could send radioactive smoke
fires which could send radioactive smoke to large city of Kiev only 68 miles from
to large city of Kiev only 68 miles from
to large city of Kiev only 68 miles from the exclusion zone number one a vacation
the exclusion zone number one a vacation
the exclusion zone number one a vacation at Chernobyl is less harmful than an
at Chernobyl is less harmful than an
at Chernobyl is less harmful than an x-ray gather her Chernobyl yeah there’s
x-ray gather her Chernobyl yeah there’s
x-ray gather her Chernobyl yeah there’s a new disaster happen yes have you heard
a new disaster happen yes have you heard
a new disaster happen yes have you heard of extreme tourism you’re incredible
of extreme tourism you’re incredible
of extreme tourism you’re incredible who’s coming with Paul the Chernobyl yup
who’s coming with Paul the Chernobyl yup
who’s coming with Paul the Chernobyl yup you can even go to the exclusion zone on
you can even go to the exclusion zone on
you can even go to the exclusion zone on your vacation and it only costs about
your vacation and it only costs about
your vacation and it only costs about 380 dollars for a two-day tour of the
380 dollars for a two-day tour of the
380 dollars for a two-day tour of the site of history’s biggest nuclear
site of history’s biggest nuclear
site of history’s biggest nuclear disaster is it creepy yes is
disaster is it creepy yes is
disaster is it creepy yes is exploitative maybe but it does seem to
exploitative maybe but it does seem to
exploitative maybe but it does seem to be pretty safe the radiation that you
be pretty safe the radiation that you
be pretty safe the radiation that you would be exposed to is less than you
would be exposed to is less than you
would be exposed to is less than you would get if you went to the doctor for
would get if you went to the doctor for
would get if you went to the doctor for an x-ray for context nuclear power
an x-ray for context nuclear power
an x-ray for context nuclear power plants are considered safe if their
plants are considered safe if their
plants are considered safe if their employees are exposed to less than 100
employees are exposed to less than 100
employees are exposed to less than 100 micro sieverts of gamma radiation per
micro sieverts of gamma radiation per
micro sieverts of gamma radiation per day while a pelvic x-ray for example
day while a pelvic x-ray for example
day while a pelvic x-ray for example could expose you to 700 micro sieverts
could expose you to 700 micro sieverts
could expose you to 700 micro sieverts according to the tour operators during a
according to the tour operators during a
according to the tour operators during a vacation in the exclusion zone your body
vacation in the exclusion zone your body
vacation in the exclusion zone your body would only absorb about 5 to 7 micro
would only absorb about 5 to 7 micro
would only absorb about 5 to 7 micro sieverts
sieverts
sieverts no it’s not take it away so how about
no it’s not take it away so how about
no it’s not take it away so how about you would you take a two-day Chernobyl
you would you take a two-day Chernobyl
you would you take a two-day Chernobyl tour for more former Soviet superpower
tour for more former Soviet superpower
tour for more former Soviet superpower top tens and radioactive top fives be
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