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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:46:06 PM EDT
The control room at Chernobyl will open to tourists more than 30 years after the disaster - despite it still having 40,000 times the normal levels of radiation.
Visitors wearing protective suits and masks will be able to look around the Unit 4 control room in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant where the disaster began. Rare and apocalyptic images reveal the decaying room where in 1986 the plant's staff made a series of fatal errors then lost the battle trying to prevent the disaster. Aleksandr Novikov, the head deputy of the Chernobyl plant's technical director said: 'Leonid Toptunov who was on duty that night was my friend. 'He helped to fight with the consequences. He pumped water in the ruined reactor after the explosion and died three weeks later.'   
Visitors walking past of the remains of the over-the-horizon radar system known as 'Duga' not far from city of Chernobyl    Failed To Load Title Tourists will be given face masks, anti-radiation suits and large industrial boots before being allowed to visit the room. They will be able to observe the room only for five minutes because of the deadly radiation. According to Chernobyl staff, the place is extremely blood-chilling and even five minutes are enough to remember it for the rest of one's life. Vitaly Petruk, the head of the state agency said: 'The HBO series boosted the interest to Chernobyl. Everybody now wants to see more and we are going to satisfy the demand.' More |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:46:59 PM EDT
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40,000
Not great, not terrible |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:47:08 PM EDT
[#2]
The duga is the woodpecker right?
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:47:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:47:41 PM EDT
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The duga is the woodpecker right? |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:48:39 PM EDT
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I would want to check that out if I lived anywhere nearby. I'm not flying there though
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:48:41 PM EDT
[#6]
I'd love to see it and the surrounding area.
Of course I'd have to ask someone to say "Get out of here stalker!". And then of course, "Moose and squirrel". 
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:49:02 PM EDT
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I actually would like to do that.
Going to Pripyat has been on my bucket list for years anyway. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:49:50 PM EDT
[#8]
That's hot.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:50:31 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryQuoted: yeah 
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:50:50 PM EDT
[#10]
That. Is. Awesome!
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:51:16 PM EDT
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40,000 Not great, not terrible |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:52:34 PM EDT
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I would love to go there. However the little voice in my head says this seems like a bad idea.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:52:38 PM EDT
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I actually would like to do that. Going to Pripyat has been on my bucket list for years anyway. I cant think of a place i would rather go than to Pripyat. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:53:49 PM EDT
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Apparently you can go and hunt the red forest for mutated deer and boars. My buddy was stationed in kiev for a year..everybody went to see the ferris wheel but him. I cant think of a place i would rather go than to Pripyat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I actually would like to do that. Going to Pripyat has been on my bucket list for years anyway. I cant think of a place i would rather go than to Pripyat.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:54:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
40,000 Not great, not terrible |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:54:19 PM EDT
[#16]
40,000x the normal limit...
White lab coat, check Hard hat, check Paper mask, check Rubber boots, check Iphone, check 40,000x the normal limit... |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:54:26 PM EDT
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I wonder if you can wear your on radiation suit. I'm not real trusting of what they might provide.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:54:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
40,000 Not great, not terrible 
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:55:39 PM EDT
[#19]
Where did everyone go on vacation this year?
"Surfing in Hawaii!" "Paris." "London." "Hunted radioactive boar after visiting the control room for the Chernobyl reactor." |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:55:59 PM EDT
[#20]
Pass. Don't need any of those zoomies.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:56:33 PM EDT
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I wonder if you can wear your on radiation suit. I'm not real trusting of what they might provide.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:56:50 PM EDT
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I wonder if you can wear your on radiation suit. I'm not real trusting of what they might provide. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:57:26 PM EDT
[#23]
If the emissions are mostly alpha radiation, you can block it with the paper suit. Dunno about the emission profile though.
Contamination would be your worst problem. Do not ingest the dust. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:58:45 PM EDT
[#24]
Chernobyl is one of those subjects that absolutely fascinates me, but I'd rather indulge that fascination via YouTube and other documentaries.
I've already beaten skin and testicular cancer and have no desire for more potential medical issues. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:59:23 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those suits don't do what people think they do anyway. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 1:59:39 PM EDT
[#26]
Who's the lucky guy that gets to play tour guide every day?
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:00:07 PM EDT
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You get 5 minutes but your gear has 1000 hours on the clock. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:01:34 PM EDT
[#28]
I’d want one of those lead codpieces but yeah, I’d go.
And I’d need at a minimum a 10mm pistol to handle the glowing radroaches and feral ghouls. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:01:42 PM EDT
[#29]
I am sure that tour gets nothing but glowing reviews.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:03:25 PM EDT
[#30]
Radiation is often misunderstood.
Human incompetence, however, is not. The identical control room in Lithuania sounds like a more pleasant visit. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:03:56 PM EDT
[#31]
I'd love to go do that.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:07:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Apparently you can go and hunt the red forest for mutated deer and boars. My buddy was stationed in kiev for a year..everybody went to see the ferris wheel but him. I cant think of a place i would rather go than to Pripyat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I actually would like to do that. Going to Pripyat has been on my bucket list for years anyway. I cant think of a place i would rather go than to Pripyat. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:07:46 PM EDT
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40,000 Not great, not terrible |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:08:24 PM EDT
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I wonder if they will let you get a photo while pushing the AZ-5 button?
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:08:31 PM EDT
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What he said. 40k times background isn't great, but it's fine as long as you limit the time. 5 minutes is probably being super conservative, which isn't a bad thing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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40,000 Not great, not terrible
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:08:39 PM EDT
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I think pictures and video will be good for me....for all you guys that go: dibs on your guns
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:09:34 PM EDT
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Pretty cool, but I'll pass.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:11:21 PM EDT
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If you ever get the chance to go, its a lot of fun with a lot to see. I had thought the control room was open before. It was the first planned date with my now wife. Also if you want to book use a VPN to change your country before you check out, the tours are about 40% less if you use a Ukrainian IP vs USA.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:12:10 PM EDT
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I wonder if you can wear your on radiation suit. I'm not real trusting of what they might provide. Basically they're dust suits to keep the dust and contamination off your clothing. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:12:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I actually would like to do that. Going to Pripyat has been on my bucket list for years anyway.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:14:44 PM EDT
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Wonder who ended up with the actual A-Zed-5 button.
You know somebody out there has it. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:18:51 PM EDT
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"They can see everything. They can see the big board!"
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:21:48 PM EDT
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I wouldn't step aboard a Russian submarine tied up at the dock for fear it would sink, what makes them think I'll put on a Russian face masks, anti-radiation suits and large industrial boots and go inside the control room at Chernobyl ?
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:23:54 PM EDT
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What is the actual dose rate? 40,000 times normal doesn't mean anything.
R/hr? |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:24:35 PM EDT
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I wouldn't step aboard a Russian submarine tied up at the dock for fear it would sink, what makes them think I'll put on a Russian face masks, anti-radiation suits and large industrial boots and go inside the control room at Chernobyl ? It was a bit loud. But it's a treasured memory. |
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:28:25 PM EDT
[#46]
next tourist attraction an Ebola monkey lab in Angola
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:30:20 PM EDT
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I wonder if this would get rid of my cancer?
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:31:13 PM EDT
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Is that big ass pipe on that radar antenna Wave Guide/
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:38:28 PM EDT
[#49]
Better tourist location than most large cities. I'd do it.
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Posted: 9/30/2019 2:42:02 PM EDT
[#50]
Get out of here, stalker
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