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Old 04-12-11, 06:55 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet View Post
Like i said in that other thread a few weeks ago that i was basically laughed out of - a large chunk of the region will be uninhabitable for many years to come.

some years from now, we will likely be seeing images like this of that area coming out of Japan.

very disturbing.
There is one big difference between the Chernobyl region and Fukushima: the population density. It was relatively easy to make a no-go area around Pripjat, not to forget Volincy in Belarus http://www.science-connections.com/b...Paper_1821.pdf - since these areas consist mostly of forest and agricultural land.

This map gives a good overview:
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