On Our Radar: Chernobyl to Open to Tourists
Ukraine will open the sealed zone around the doomed Chernobyl nuclear reactor to visitors beginning next year, the country’s Emergency Situations Ministry declared. The nuclear reactor exploded nearly 25 years ago, killing dozens and spreading radioactivity across Europe. A spokeswoman for the Ukrainian agency says the tour will be medically safe and will be “positive in conveying very important messages.” [Associated Press]
A new highway from Moscow to St. Petersburg will be built through an ancient oak forest, despite strong opposition from conservationists, a top official states. This year, President Demetri A. Medvedev of Russia ordered a halt to construction, leading environmentalists to believe they had won a rare victory in the country. The latest announcement appears to put the highway back on track, however. [The Guardian]
Sure there is an interest in seeing the effects and devastation experienced there. But I really want to glow with a nice tan rather than radiation burns. No vacation plans to Chernobyl for me.
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