It’s a weird situation. Here I am, living in Japan, writing a series about Chernobyl 25 years after the catastrophe – while the nuclear power plant in Fukushima is getting out of control. I actually don’t have anything to add to the discussion as the media and their experts are all over the topic anyways. [...]
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Chernobyl: Fukushima In 25 Years?
Posted in Chernobyl, Japan, Power Station, Pripyat, Ukraine, Uncategorized on 2011/03/12 | 10 Comments »
Zone Of Alienation – Pripyat: Jupiter Factory
Posted in Abandoned, Chernobyl, Europe, Factory, Map, Military, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/03/02 | 3 Comments »
If the Jupiter Factory would have been my first urbex exploration ever I’m sure I would have been completely blown away and could have spent hours there. But when I explored the place I was rather underwhelmed, especially since I had to leave the hospital in a hurry…
Zone Of Alienation – Chernobyl: All The Pretty Przewalski’s Horses
Posted in Animals, Chernobyl, Europe, Map, Pripyat, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/18 | 4 Comments »
The Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, Dzungarian Horse), named after the Russian explorer and geographer Nicolai Przewalski, is a rare and endanger kind of wild horse and was first described in 1881 by L.S. Poliakov. The current world population of about 1500 animals are all descendants from nine horses kept in captivity in 1945 (total [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Chernobyl: The Sarcophagus Of The CNPP
Posted in Abandoned, Chernobyl, Map, Monument, Power Station, Ukraine, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/15 | Leave a Comment »
Exploring Pripyat on the first day was very exciting, no doubt about it. But it wasn’t until the morning of the second day that I fully comprehended where I was – and that’s why strongly recommend making the sarcophagus the first place to go if you ever have the chance to visit the Zone Of [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Chernobyl: CNPP Cooling Towers 5 & 6
Posted in Abandoned, Chernobyl, Map, Power Station, Ukraine, Video, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/02/11 | 4 Comments »
After spending the whole first day exploring Pripyat we started our second day by going to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to finally see the building where the tragic accident happened almost 25 years ago. On the way to reactor 4, the one that blew up, we stopped at a water canal a couple of [...]
Zone Of Alienation – Entering The Zone / Chernobyl
Posted in Chernobyl, Europe, Map, Ukraine, Visited in 2010, Zone Of Alienation on 2011/01/05 | 2 Comments »
After half a day of sightseeing in Kiev (most of it while rain was pouring) my second day in Ukraine started the main event: The trip to the Zone Of Alienation. Meeting point was a hotel in the city center and my contact person was easy to find since a rather large group of about [...]
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