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Chernobyl: Photographs and Maps
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Many people have heard of Chernobyl, but these photographs let you see what really happened at this nuclear disaster.

Areas Affected by Radiation
A map of Europe with an easily identifiable green area showing the large area by radiation.

Chernobyl: City of Disaster
There is only one photograph on this page, but I though it was extremely powerful - a small child, born with deformities.

Chernobyl Revisited
Copies of five photographs given to visitors of Chernobyl.

How a Chernobyl-Style Reactor Works
A graphic that shows how the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl worked.

Maps and Pictures Pertaining to Chernobyl
Three maps (radiation hotspots from accident; disbursement of radioactive cloud; Soviet designed nuclear power plants) and one picture (abandoned Chernobyl).

Satellite Images of Chernobyl
Satellite images of Chernobyl in May 1986 and in 1992.

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