Cooling pond

Ukraine / Kyyivska / Prypyat /
Unlike many Western reactors (which use the familiar cooling towers) Chornobyl used a man made lake for cooling. Due to procedures used during the accident at Block Four the sediment at the bottom of this cooling pond is contaminated with radionuclides.


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Coordinates:   51°21'21"N   30°9'30"E

Comments

  • it's beautiful, it look so old and natural in contrast with the fact that filling began in 1976 ;)