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  • Tourisme nucléaire
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    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools, where discarded gas masks litter the classrooms.

    But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. Slightly off the main path for tourists is the former Pripyat Sports Complex, one of the few buildings not substantially altered by tourist presence.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
     2833
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools, where discarded gas masks litter the classrooms.

    But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. Slightly off the main path for tourists is the former Pripyat Sports Complex, one of the few buildings not substantially altered by tourist presence.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved

     

  • Tourisme nucléaire
    2832
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools. Hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen. In a kindergarten children’s cots are littered with shreds of mattresses and pillows and in a gymnasium floors rot and paint peels.

    But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. And now tourism is leaving its own mark: Pripyat less and less bears witness to the hasty departure of its former residents. Instead, there are many signs of the visitors' need to simplify the message, - most noticeably the doll, neatly arranged next to a gas mask, has become the standard motif.
    In the kindergarten "Golden Key - Zolotoy Kluchik" children's toys and gas masks create this strange still life. One can suspect that the mix was created intentionally.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
     2832
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    For many during their tour, the most arresting attraction is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools. Hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen. In a kindergarten children’s cots are littered with shreds of mattresses and pillows and in a gymnasium floors rot and paint peels.

    But, radiation be damned, in the 25 years following the accident scavengers have already removed many items that were of use, specifically scrap metal. And now tourism is leaving its own mark: Pripyat less and less bears witness to the hasty departure of its former residents. Instead, there are many signs of the visitors' need to simplify the message, - most noticeably the doll, neatly arranged next to a gas mask, has become the standard motif.
    In the kindergarten "Golden Key - Zolotoy Kluchik" children's toys and gas masks create this strange still life. One can suspect that the mix was created intentionally.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved

     

  • Tourisme nucléaire
    2829
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding.

    An excited group of tourists is comparing and photographing their read-outs on their personal Geiger counters.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
     2829
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding.

    An excited group of tourists is comparing and photographing their read-outs on their personal Geiger counters.
    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved

     

  • Tourisme nucléaire
    2828
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding. Grass pushes up through the cracks of dormant roads that once were glorious promenades, and even trees grow through broken windows and doors.

    On April 26, 1986 this amusement park with bumper cars and a Ferris wheel in the city center was being readied for the annual May Day celebrations, when the nearby reactor blew up, contaminated thousands of square kilometers and forced more than a quarter of a million people to abandon their towns and villages. Rotting away for 25 years, it has become a symbol of the abandonment of the area it is now becoming an attraction for tourist groups.
    ©Gerd Ludwig
     2828
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many visitors is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. But 25 years after the catastrophe nature starts rebounding. Grass pushes up through the cracks of dormant roads that once were glorious promenades, and even trees grow through broken windows and doors.

    On April 26, 1986 this amusement park with bumper cars and a Ferris wheel in the city center was being readied for the annual May Day celebrations, when the nearby reactor blew up, contaminated thousands of square kilometers and forced more than a quarter of a million people to abandon their towns and villages. Rotting away for 25 years, it has become a symbol of the abandonment of the area it is now becoming an attraction for tourist groups.
    ©Gerd Ludwig

     

  • Tourisme nucléaire
    2827
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many tourists is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools where hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen.

    One tourist brought his own gas mask, not to protect himself from the radiation - but simply to for photographs and giggles.

    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved
     2827
    Tourisme nucléaire
    Until now, few groups have had the chance to visit Chernobyl and its contaminated surroundings. But on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the world worst nuclear accident to date, the Ukrainian government legalized such tours and is developing plans to attract close to one million visitors to the zone in 2012. The first tours are already underway.

    The most arresting attraction for many tourists is the ghost town of Pripyat less than 3km from the failed reactor. In the 1970’s it was constructed for the plant’s personnel. Once a beautiful town, its 50,000 inhabitants were evacuated 36 hours after the accident. Visitors get to wander through the debris-strewn corridors and empty classrooms of one of its biggest schools where hundreds of discarded gas masks litter the floor of the canteen.

    One tourist brought his own gas mask, not to protect himself from the radiation - but simply to for photographs and giggles.

    © Gerd Ludwig 2010 All Rights Reserved

     

  • MN - Chernobyl's Outskirts
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    MN - Chernobyl's Outskirts
    Chernobyl's outskirts

    Nyna Vasylyevna Kurynoy informe ses proches de la mort de sa belle-mère, Ulyana Prokopovna, à 96 ans, la plus vieille femme de Straholesie, près de la zone d'exclusion de Tchernobyl, Ukraine, 28 Sept. 2010.
    © Maciek Nabrdalik / VII
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    28/09/2010
    MN - Chernobyl's Outskirts
    Chernobyl's outskirts

    Nyna Vasylyevna Kurynoy informe ses proches de la mort de sa belle-mère, Ulyana Prokopovna, à 96 ans, la plus vieille femme de Straholesie, près de la zone d'exclusion de Tchernobyl, Ukraine, 28 Sept. 2010.
    © Maciek Nabrdalik / VII
    Mandatory Credit: Maciek Nabrdalik/VII