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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. 1054;вруч. Western end of the Ovruch - Chernihiv rail link. 1043;резля. Named after the nearby Hrezlya River. In the 1980s the population was around 550. All were evacuated after the Chornobyl disaster. 1053;ивки. 1056;ача. The village of Racha (also transliterated as Radcha) was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. 1042;ільча. 1050;ливини. Small village abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster. 1041;уракивка. 1071;нів. 1055;осуд...Belarusian village of...
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Powering and Connecting the Soviet Union. Diagram of the RBMK-1000 reactor, the same type that was constructed at Chernobyl. The control room of Chernobyl's fourth reactor, as seen in 2006. The room has since been walled off with concrete and is no longer accessible. [ Photo Credit: Mark Resnicoff. Russian scientist Mikhail Stryikovich said of nuclear plants, "[they are] stars that shine all day long! The Ovruch to Chernihiv Rail Link. A Journey to Ukraine.
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The Ovruch to Chernihiv Rail Link. Constructing railroads in the Russian Empire. From the collection of Evgenii Alimov, Local History Museum of Slavutych and Chornobyl. It was the nearby railroad, allowing easy transport of people and goods, along with the plentiful waters of the Pripyat River, that sealed the deal. Construction on the Chornobyl plant, and the city Pripyat, a home for the plant's workers, began in 1970. The Age of Chornobyl.
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The Truth About Chornobyl. The Legacy of Chornobyl. A general account of the events that unfolded at Chornobyl, and the environmental effects on the Soviet Union and Europe. Red Atom: Russias Nuclear Power Program From Stalin To Today. An introduction to the Soviet Union's nuclear power program, and the development of the VVER and RBMK reactors. Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History. 1057;т&#...
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Sign at the entrance to Pripyat, spelling the name in Cyrillic letters. The city was established in 1970 as a home for the people that would work at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. [ geotagged. One of Pripyat's smaller swimming pools inside the Palace of Culture. [ geotagged. An abandoned gymnasium in the Palace of Culture. [ geotagged. An abandoned basketball court near Middle School #3. [ geotagged. The Hotel Polissya. [ geotagged. Strewn throughout Mi...
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The only appropriate word one can use to describe boarding a train at Chernihiv and journeying in the direction of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is surreal. I share the ride with no one specific passenger - there's an elderly man with a bicycle, a mother and her young son. There are young women that kissed their boyfriends goodbye on the platform at Chernihiv, and the stereotypical babushkas. Yuri M. Shcherbak. Countries once known for their nuclear prowess,...
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Permanently Contaminated: The Railroad Graveyard. Abandoned: The Radioactive Railroad. All Aboard for Chernihiv. Trains in the Exclusion Zone. Radioactive Railroad is a special feature by TheHarlemLine.com.
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The Age of Chornobyl. A helicopter hovers beside the destroyed fourth reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Chornobyl liquidators carry a sign that says "Restricted Area" inside the evacuated Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Photo Credit: [ Igor Kostin ]. Permanently Contaminated: The Railroad Graveyard. A Journey to Ukraine. Humans and the Atom: A Disaster in the Making. Powering and Connecting the Soviet Union. The Ovruch to Chernihiv Rail Link.
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. All Aboard for Chernihiv. Despite the Chornobyl accident, a portion of the least contaminated part of the rail line still operates today. Stretching from Chernihiv to Iolcha, the active line is relatively sparse, with several stops alongside very small villages. The major population center along the line is Slavutych, where many displaced from Pripyat resettled, with about 25,000 people, and Chernihiv with around 300,000 people. A train originating at Nedan...
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Radioactive Railroad - A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
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A journey through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Trains in the Exclusion Zone. The entire Chornobyl complex is visible to all arriving by railroad. Panoramic view of the Pripyat River Bridge. A "Motrisa AS1M" work railcar crosses over the Pripyat River Bridge toward the Chornobyl plant. The Pripyat River Bridge as seen from the banks of the river. Heading toward Semikhody station, the railcar is visible alongside the "New Safe Confinement" arch. Przewalski's horses roam near the railroad tracks in the Cho...
