Friday, February 4, 2011

Chernobyl, Ukrain - One Sad Place...

Here is January 28, 2011 CNN released this:

(CNN) -- "Ukraine has said it will this year lift restrictions on tourism around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, formally opening the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident to visitors -- but what is there for tourists to see?
Visitors to Chernobyl's exclusion zone will inevitably be drawn to the better-known sites that sit within its 30-kilometer radius.
The ghost town of Pripyat and the infamous remains of reactor number four are understandably must-sees for any Chernobyl tourist.
But the area is also home to some lesser-known but equally beguiling historical relics, from cold war radars to beautifully preserved church interiors".

What do I think about it? The Chernobyl nuclear accident occurred on 26 April 1986. I was living in the former Soviet Union. Chernobyl was approximately 200 miles away. I remember that time well. It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history and is the only level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale. I suppose that a lot of adventurers would go. If you are one of them, please do your research to make sure that you are protected.



22 comments:

  1. I think 'personality' really describes Angela's paper products. They are terrific.

    Great write-up. In enjoyed reading this.

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  2. Beautiful stuff! I adore the heart box.

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  3. It maybe interesting to see but not fun. If I were to go all I would be able to think about is the hundreds of lives affect by the disaster. Humans mistakes are the worst.

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  4. Inessa - Writing this post was time well spent!

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  5. I don't think I would choose to go there. There are so many other places I'd like to see with positive energy.

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  6. Very eye-opening....thanks for posting this.

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  7. No it is not someplace I would enjoy seeing. I agree with Linda.

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  8. I'll go there after Iraq and the Gaza strip. Not my idea of a vacation.
    But seriously it is not something we should forget.

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  9. Terrible success at Chernobyl. Sad place, right words

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  10. very interesting. I think I will go to the beach.

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  11. There is no way I would go. There is a documentary where they go all over the site, that is good enough for me. I'm so sad that it happened.

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  12. It's not fun at all to go visit there but it's interesting information to learn about.

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  13. I think people should go because it's not something we should forget. It's easy to make the same mistakes again if it's swept under the rug.

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  14. It would definitely be interesting but I would how safe it is to visit.

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  15. Very interesting -- being so far away in US it's not something I have thought about recently. Thanks for the reminder.

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  16. That's interesting. I wonder what will draw people there.

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  17. I had heard about this! This is the same thing as going to see concentration camps. Disturbing but a part of history.

    Mandy from Inspired Designs
    http://heartstringsbyjanice.blogspot.com/

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  18. thank you for posting, very interesting!

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  19. Sobering thought to think of what happened there.....

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