Nuclear Radiation Tourism

June 20, 2017 in Daily Bulletin

Forget Disney World, for your next vacation you can visit an uninhabitable nuclear waste zone!

  • Chernobyl was the site of the world’s worst nuclear meltdown.
  • The area around the reactor was hastily evacuated leaving it frozen in time in 1986.
  • This has spurred interest from tourists looking to get a glimpse at life in the Soviet Union.
  • Despite the area being designated “uninhabitable” the Ukrainian government has decided to cash in on the interest by opening a hostel in the contamination zone.
  • It can currently house 50 people and will expand to accommodate over 100.

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