Actually, Chernobyl is a *kinda* safe place. The radiation levels are pretty low in most areas with them only being at the same levels as you are in an airplane. The radiation IS higher than normal in many areas, particularly the very small area around the reactors, but that isn't dangerous. The background radiation is about 2mSv. The highest ever found at Chernobyl was 400mSv - that's 200x higher than normal. But that is the highest. Most of the area around Chernobyl is at a fairly safe level that doesn't put you at any more risk than driving and crashing your car.
Wildlife is actually thriving in Chernobyl. Without humans there to disturb them, they are living peaceful lives. The small amount of danger provided by the increased radiation is offset many, many times by the lack of humans in the area.
Radiation isn't that dangerous as long as you understand it which unfortunately the media doesn't like. If you understood radiation then you wouldn't be fooled by clickbait article
So basically as long as you stay away from the reactors you’re alright?
Do you know of any long lasting effects on the people in the area at the time?
The obvious effect is cancer, but these falls in what I was saying about the car crash. The chances of getting cancer are so small that, even at 10 or even 20x normal background radiation, the chances are essentially 0%. You'd be more likely to crash your car driving to Chernobyl.
It's not just the reactors, but pretty much. The reactors are pretty radioactive and this has leaked outwards slightly and some areas are more radioactive than others. The long lasting effects can be pretty extreme for people who had extreme exposure to high levels of radiation. It's called Acute Radiation Syndrome, but could easily be prevented. It's dangerous, but so is walking onto the middle of the road and lying down. You would have to learn what not to do - and walking into one of the majorly radioactive areas would be one of them.
Wildlife is actually thriving in Chernobyl. Without humans there to disturb them, they are living peaceful lives. The small amount of danger provided by the increased radiation is offset many, many times by the lack of humans in the area.
Radiation isn't that dangerous as long as you understand it which unfortunately the media doesn't like. If you understood radiation then you wouldn't be fooled by clickbait article
Do you know of any long lasting effects on the people in the area at the time?
It's not just the reactors, but pretty much. The reactors are pretty radioactive and this has leaked outwards slightly and some areas are more radioactive than others. The long lasting effects can be pretty extreme for people who had extreme exposure to high levels of radiation. It's called Acute Radiation Syndrome, but could easily be prevented. It's dangerous, but so is walking onto the middle of the road and lying down. You would have to learn what not to do - and walking into one of the majorly radioactive areas would be one of them.