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Lucky Luciano

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3. In Ukraine, one of the big thing tourists do is visit the ghost town...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2019, 03:52 AM

May 2019

...of Pripyat which was evacuated after the incident. Everything is left as it was in 1986. A very eery thing...nature has taken over.

About 100,000 visitors per year. Tour guide required as there is special permission required to enter the evacuation zone.

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Anyone watching the Monday HBO series Chernobyl? [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2019 OP

Yes. Discussed in another thread. I knew a young woman working in the Navy in Norway iirc emmaverybo May 2019 #1

Watching this for many reasons RainCaster May 2019 #2

In Ukraine, one of the big thing tourists do is visit the ghost town... Lucky Luciano May 2019 #3

Conspiracy Theorists modrepub May 2019 #4

No. The reactor design was inherently unstable, especially at low power, LiberalLoner May 2019 #5

Please don't bring that garbage to DU. nt Codeine May 2019 #13

Yes Solly Mack May 2019 #6

Yes. mnhtnbb May 2019 #7

I missed out on the news about Chernobyl.. dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #11

What a story. MicaelS May 2019 #12

Very well-produced series, so far. (nt) Paladin May 2019 #8

yes. very well done... IcyPeas May 2019 #9

Thank you for that. !! dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #10

I was in South Korea when Chernobyl happened MrScorpio May 2019 #14