Reactor No.4 (Chernobyl #1)

I made my way up to Chernobyl. And to strat this crazy ride I would like to begin with Reactor No.4, the source of all nuclear evil. When it blasted exactly 30 year ago the whole world stopped believing in the safety of nuclear power. A whole region was evacuated and left the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone abandonded. Pripjat, the Trabant City that was home to the workers of the Chernobyl power plant was cleaned, strapped and plundered three times and is now a fantastically reserved soviet town. And by the way, after the reactor No.4 was sealed with led and a sarcophagus life went on. Reactors one to three are just next to No.4 and they still run, mire successfully then ever. With Hundreds of people working there. Now they are actually housed in Chernobyl city, but this is another story for another day....

Photographer:
wil6ka
Uploaded:
2016-09-02
Tags:
abandonded adventure catastrophe chernobyl expedition nature nuclear explosion power plant pripjat reactor selfie slide soviet union summer ukraine vignette
Camera:
Lomo LC-A 120 (available in our shop)
Film:
Fuji Velvia 50
City:
Pripyat, Chernobyl
Country/region:
Ukraine
Albums:
Reactor No.4 (Chernobyl #1)
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