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For questions concerning travelling to Chernobyl, the site of 1986 nuclear power plant disaster.

Chernobyl was a site of nuclear power plant disaster, that happened on 26 April 1986. The city is located in Ukraine (formerly USSR), about 130 km north from Kiev.

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Is travelling to Chernobyl safe for tourists?

Recently I read in my Lonely Planet and on some news site like for example this one, that the site of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe is open for tourists. There are also tour operators that offer visits to the destroyed city and the nuclear power…
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How can I visit Chernobyl?

I have heard that it's possible to visit Chernobyl as a tourist (and some questions here on Travel bear this out, asking if it's safe to do so.) I'd like to visit it. What do I need to know to do so well, that is, to get there and to have a good…
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