Chernobyl having trouble raising the money for a new sarcophagus, whip round anyone?

[MrRalphMan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12335595

[Gaz6002]

Here's an amazing picture gallery taken by the BBC on the same trip: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12339804

[nevins]

The image of the books always crops up, but the control panel image is amazing, something so important just sat idle and unused, decaying over time.

[The-Plethora]

Wasn't there talk of a visit over there by members this year again? Can't find the thread now.

[Ric]

Sort of makes you laugh really, theres still around 200tonnes of radioactive material under the shield, if it collapses and somthing explodes then its just shagged it again for europe, surely they should be wanting to get it fixed?

 

Wasn't there talk of a visit over there by members this year again? Can't find the thread now.

 

yeah was my thread of the visit last year (nothing planned as yet for this year but i want to go again), but ive had to remove all the pics cus of a server problem, you can find them here: http://carbonangel.co.uk/urban-exploration/chernobyl-series-2010

[supra steveo]

I wouldn't mind going over there

[supra steveo]

Sort of makes you laugh really, theres still around 200tonnes of radioactive material under the shield, if it collapses and somthing explodes then its just shagged it again for europe, surely they should be wanting to get it fixed?

 

Or fire it into space