Holiday in Chernobyl: Tourism in the Exclusion Zone
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Thirty years after the worst nuclear accident in history, Chernobyl has become a tourist attraction. Tens of thousands of people are believed to have died prematurely from the catastrophe which spread a radioactive cloud over Europe in 1986, but last year 17,000 people visited the so-called exclusion zone anyway.
VICE News sent Simon Ostrovsky to Chernobyl to find out just how safe it is to go there.
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Remember the Heroes:
Valeri Bezpalov, Alexie Ananenko and Boris Baranov who With full knowledge of the danger and with basic scuba gear and a dodgy lamp, they dove down into the nuclear water to find a valve. Despite Boris’ lamp failing while diving down, the trio found the valve to open the gates and swam back up.
If they wouldn't have done this many hundreds of thousands of europeans would have died from an even bigger disaster than it was.
Erik3E their were no hero’s in this catastrophe they had no clue of the after effects 😳🤔🤘🏽👽🤘🏽☢️⚰️
Erik3E if you work at a nuclear power plant you’re contributing to the GENOCIDE 🤔😳😡🤬☢️⚰️🤘🏽👽🤘🏽
@audi666
You're a dumbass.....
Those people were heroes, and nuclear power is the only viable way to efficiently make electricity without contributing to climate change. Please watch this video on what the future of nuclear power will be like:
ruclips.net/video/poPLSgbSO6k/видео.html
@@AdomasLP Balls not Rods!!
I wonder how much exposure the tour guide has received
Her 💩 probably glows but it's all good she says
They alternate shifts, she's not the only tour guide lol
tour guid got less exposure than the tourists that took a plane into kyiv borispol in order to visit pripyat.
Probably heaps after this video
Her response to "is it dangerous" was wild lmfao
She's in denial, to make a buck or two...
@@AnnabelleJARankin No she isn't, she's using her brain instead of being afraid of the invisible radiation that terrifies you.
@@captainmcderpyderp She's in denial, to make a buck or two - I suppose you could call that 'using her brain' if you're not using your own....
@@AnnabelleJARankin what specifically is she denying? What are YOU denying?
@@captainmcderpyderp It is dangerous... nb her response
Kinda obvious what I think...!
Welcome to the 21st Century, where people go into high radiation zones just for instagram pics
Why not
We Live in a Society smh
WOW 😮 UNBELIEVABLE 😳
let darwinism happen
I mean the radiation levels are safe now sooo
Her business is going to boom because of the HBO documentary.
Was thinking the same thing. Probably followed by stories 'how I went to the exclusion zone by myself and now have thyroid cancer'.
It is mini series not documentary
@@lisaishere0919 good point to make. Documentary would imply that it's facts instead of facts mixed with fiction.
@@lisaishere0919 my bad.
I was on a tour of Chernobyl in November of 2019 after the release of the series and the guide was asked what Impact the series had on visitor numbers. He said they had noted a 3% increase. I must admit I also thought it would have had more of an effect. I should add its been my intention to visit since 2015 so I was not inspired by the series either.
Rather than visit Chernobyl... I'll just watch these videos people make of the tours. Good enough for me.
Is it dangerous to smoke - Yes
Is it dangerous to drive - Yes
I fucking love Simon haha
"50,000 people used to live here, now it's a ghost town."
+Aizen Kazama *Epic sound effects*
😜
"Prostityooted by the West."
memories
back when Cod was brilliant
RIP Good COD games...😢
Opening line: "Why did you come to Chernobyl? You know it's radioactive right?" LMAOOOOOO
WHAT?! SINCE WHEN?
O Rly I didn't know that
+Hamza Lohiya must have happened a week ago or something, nobody told me.
Reply: I could ask you the same thing.
I want to go in chernobyll so i can lick the foots elephant so im going to die which results that i am commiting suicide
They think it’s safe cause the meter only shows 3.6 rompkin
Yes I know I can’t spell
*rontgen ;) (or did I miss the joke aside from an HBO-reference?)
@@Andizu1
lol, I miss it too, or just *rontgen
Just a chest X-Ray
@@saidel8565 *Röntgen
The West lies, It was 3.6 roentgens max, the equivalent to an Xray from what been told
Tour guide said it's 3.6 Roentgen. Not great, not terrible.
It's equivalent to a X ray
Kushagra Khandelwal it’s equivalent to 25.000 xrays
Lauren W. of course I do
We here are referring lines from the series chernobyl
LMAO, love it!
Who else is here because of HBO's mini series Chernobyl?
Yess!!
gang gang
Jon Leggett loving it
Meeeeee!
Mhm. Yes.
I have always been so fascinated by this place.
You would probably like exploring with Josh, he has a channel on RUclips and has recently been to Chernobyl. I think he has a four part video about his time there.
me too!😍😍😭❤
Watch the show now, its fascinating..
@@zik0v
No it doesn't.
It was your nerves.
Not sure what was more of a time capsule: Chernobyl or that hospital.
I was thinking the same thing lol
pre ww2 steel 8:32
'You are fine'. Yeah. That's what they said 33 years ago as well...
@@revantrai980 pre ww2 steel means it's radiation free, because it was made before the atom bombs, so it can be used to measure radiation in other surfaces.
@@polak.7144 radiation has existed before the creation of atomic weaponry
Before Chernobyl meltdown: Is it safe to work or live here? Yes.
After Chernobyl meltdown: Is it safe to visit here? Yes.
Hmmm.
two very different things
i could feel the radiation through the screen
lol you are actually receiving small doses of radiation from phones. microwaves. radio frequencies. and even the sun, WiFi and various other forms of radiation
+Melok Vendetta *insert orly meme*
+juan lopez I feel the ignorance through the screen.
You must be looking at your reflection on the screen
+Melok Vendetta Yes, but we are mainly only exposed to non ionizing radiation from those sources. It often does not even penetrate though our skin or cell membranes. Ionizing radiation such as is found near Chernobyl is capable of penetrating through the skin and breaking chemical bonds inside human (or any other animal) cells and therefore is much more dangerous, especially if subject to long term exposure.
''Also great for Instagram.'' - Simon Ostrovsky (2016)
Jordy wow lol
that is probably peoples actual reason for going
I know, right? As an elder Millennial - AKA “Generation Catalano” - I just don’t get it.
"Is it dangerous to smoke?... Idk" this lady is a genius, someone get her a Nobel prize.
She needs a Chernobyl prize.
Cant believe you didnt get that she was really saying, that its a chance you take when you go to Chernobyl..........Like smoking, like driving a car......
@@dom7015 You need one for not getting what she was really saying......Actually what she said is an indicator of having excellent English..
@@jimbobjimjim6500 I think you need a Chernobyl prize for not understanding that it's a joke.
@@dom7015 brilliant
It's not the radiation that gets you, it's the Stalkers.
+Jinx get out of here Stalker
+JesterGary dont visit lab x18!
+Casioo24 cheeki breeki iv Kappa
+Jinx Stalker oroužjao brao
+Jinx No it's the zone that takes you
It's ok to go if you don't ever want to have children.
haha
+madman3470 Like me.So I will go there someday.
+madman3470 it's fine. being a smoker is worse for your body.
+BonJoviworstbandever and for your balls
Louie Borromeo can't forget those balls!
I can feel the radiation just watching this video on my overheating Dell laptop.
Honestly, I wonder if any of those guys involved with the disaster could have imagined that tourists would be going there one day.
He should have gone to this hospital first, for a before and after exam.
*****
ROTFLMAO!!
He's getting advice from a lady that has no hair cause of the radiation
They probably just didn't include it, you need to before going in and then coming out
How did you survive in Zaton all the way to Jupiter and got to Pripyat with no equipment STALKER?
I don't get it
+Onty Stalker meme
+Onty A lot of chicken... and cossacks...
blyat cyka they didn't even bring any tourist delight or cossack vodka
Cheeki breeki
Didn't really need subtitles for the guy from Hong Kong.
As a non-native English speaker I beg to disagree, his accent was sometimes difficult to understand.
@@KateDenthimamai
Yea I agree , It wasn't easy to understand what he was saying.
I thought he was speaking Cantonese at first.
That Tour Guide's jacket is Fresh.
you kno
Those were my exact words
s.t.a.l.k.e.r. feels
yes!!
+Louie Borromeo Only reason i want to go XD
+Louie Borromeo Stalker! Welcome to the 100 Rads bar!
Can someone explain the stalker thing to me
+Cris Py it's a rpg game with a nuclear apocalypse theme. also a meme
I love Simon. I think everyone agrees that we need some more Simon in our lives.
+boxes of foxes I love that tour guide's jacket. Shit's looking damn fresh.
He's my fav Vice reporter
simon is a zionist jew.. didnt he do the new jersey police-clip. again jews wanting police to let criminals in white neighbourhoods be while pretending to fight racism. the guy is anti-white jew racist.
roodles prease chill dude
+roodles prease WTF ?
I CANNOT...GUY: "according to the tour guide, $he $aid it'$ okay($afe)" ....That'll be $200! Here's a free Chernobyl sticker
If they could *sing* well, they would *sing*!
+Hairy Pixels I half expected her to break into song
+Hairy Pixels sounded like glatos
yeah TOO much radiATION!
Okay, I kind of buy the fact that if you're there temporary once it's fine, but what about the guides? They must be visiting quite regularly. Do they really sacrifice that for their job?
Walter Thatcher you’re in shock
@@ArielBojorquez what?
Walter Thatcher In countries with limited job opportunities you have to do whatever it takes to put food on the table.
@@RFJersey Is Ukraine really that bad, huh? I knew it was semi-poor, but not that poor. Sad. :/
Soviets in 1986 did all kinds of tasks in much more radioactive areas to get only 2 months worth of salary.
If it earns money, people will do it.
My nigga Simon Ostrovsky is a total badman
Imreallydead. :D
"People didn't do drugs or drink a lot" hah, alcoholism was a huge problem in Soviet Union and still is in Russia and post Soviet countries :)
Exactly!
Personally, I'd rather spend my holiday on a yacht in the tropics, somewhere a little less radioactive and creepy.
Not Great, Not Terrible. If you know what i mean...
3:54 that Slav squatting on point.
+PablinskyCorporation slav-squat squad goals
fifty thousand people used to quickscope here now its a ghost town"
nobody:
VICE: wHy dO YoU cOMe tO ChERnoBYL
>people haven't learned how to use nuclear energy safely
Yes, we have, some have just ignored this knowledge and this is what caused the disasters. TEPCO had known about the problem with generators and that they can be flooded by a tsunami and chose to ignore it. Soviet scientists knew about RBMK design flaws, but the crew that operated tham was never told.
We do have the knowledge on how to run these plants safely, we just need to implement it - decomission the obsolete plants and make sure that procedures are followed at the modern ones.
so much misinformation in this comment.
That tour guide was really cute
+eighto chanu and kinda communist :D
all ukrainian girls cute
Yall thirsty as hell
That radiation detector looked like it was from the 50's
yep back in the day they made products that were meant to last long ,, these days they make products that are designed to break in 2 years so you will buy a new one
Simon is the reason why I started watching VICE NEWS.
War documentaries are my reason, people talk mad shit about Simon though especially during the Putin troll days..
+tajayfoot1 They're basically angry RT trolls nothing more.Calling him a Zionist Jew.
i want to be as educated as him. i know russian, ukranian and english. but he knows english and in the same time russian so good, its a pretty rare thing
Why have subtitles for the fellow from Hong Kong? His English was perfectly understandable.
Not everyone speaks English as their first language, thus making understanding thick accents a lot harder.
Chernobyl and Everest have become the new Disneyland.
Do you know more cool places like these? :)??
Fukushima
What else?
My question is how safe its for the guides to keep going there so often ? The girl said its ok for a short time but she goes there because its her job
That's what I was thinking. She is getting exposed to low levels of radiation constantly.
Unique SP thats still a lot
The radiation in the zone is about 1/10 that of an airplane at 35000 feet. The radiation in an airplane is high due to the thinner atmosphere providing a lot less protection against the sun's radiation. This means pilots and flight attendants absorb a lot more radiation doing their jobs than the guides do. As Unique SP said, the real danger is inhaling dust. The guides know where to go to minimize that danger.
Simon is still the realest nigga
+kultiplexify Louis Theroux is also a real nigga
+Cockroach Man all journalists are ballsy
+kultiplexify *realest jew
I would actually worry more about asbestos, the Russians had a huge tendency of using it as a building material especially in the 80's.
Well, Soap and MacMillan went through Pripyat just fine, so I assume it's okay.
Well that one guy got his arm blown off.
+Azri Akmal Very true, but somehow, he survived. I bet that arm is still there.
+Antonio D. Yep, it probably have grown legs due to the radiation. Just a random terrorist arm roaming around Pripyat.
+Antonio D. They weren't daft, they stayed out of the radioactive areas
+KaaaaaayFFS right lol
Hang on with your conclusion on nuclear power.
Modern reactors are safer than normal power stations. First off there a hundreds of ways to build a nuclear power station the RMBK reactor here is simply one of them.
Secondly old reactors were built to run, controlled the stay safe. You had to make sure the reactor didn't do anything bad by controlling it.
New reactors are built to fail (shut down safetly via gravity and machine mechanism) controlled to run. If no one made it into work or didn't do anything the reactor would simply shutdown and stop working.
Yes, I am studying this but someone needs to make uneducated conclusion because some idiots were incompetent.
Always nice to hear something about your country :D
+Антон Коханевич Have you been to Chernobyl? Is it a tourist attraction for Ukrainians? Or are people scared of the area?
+Антон Коханевич The language sounds very pleasing to the ear. I like it. (not when it's shouted by a teenager in an online game though :p)
+Антон Коханевич You've been getting plenty of that
+Steven Phillips I live in Kyiv and in the past year me and my friends went in the first time to Chernobyl, we have been near reactor, just like Simon, also in very unique ghost-town Pripyat. No radiation on us, no fear, it was great and intresting trip, we may go there again, I would say such a tourism much popular here in Ukraine, I hear about many tourists from Poland in Chernobyl too.
+refreshfr i'm ukrainian, and even i rarely hear anyone speak ukrainian language in voice chat in any online game. It's mostly russian, so i don't know if you actually heard ukrainian.
smh they go right before The Arch gets implemented. Gotta get that last dose from the 80s.
Anuuuu cheeki breeki iv damke!
+MrLazland ayy mlyaa maslinu poimal!
This is America, speak English.
+Jordan Wendt cheeki breeki!
+Jordan Wendt Cyka babushka!
+Jordan Wendt 2cheeki4urbreeki
This whole segment feels like an infomercial for tourism rather than a cautionary story on exclusion zone and those who visit it... or is it just me.?!
This is just a small docu. There are a whole lot of ‘scary’ videos out there about chernobyl.
And to be fair: the radiation is about as worse as a plane ride.
Ladies take a good look at these men and never procreate with them!!!
id be more worried about going into the "protective chamber" than chernobyl
+Jcream101 A dump? Sounds kinda offenisve. There's war going on , you know?
JustAsPlanned1 That's what makes it a dump. Wars don't exactly beautify the foothills.
Do you have a gieger counter?
mine is in the shop
She says it's not dangerous but i keep looking at her receding hair line and not believing her
7:48 Still using Windows XP? What's wrong with these people?!
+Ardin Anester Have you seen windows 8.1 and 10? Can you blame them? Sheesh.....
gunfuego They can use 7 instead. XP is a legitimate security risk.
Ardin Anester
unless you know what you're doing ;)
Not really. Any potential Windows XP security issue will never be solved. Especially if you have a business your infrastructure might become a risk without a fix within a very short period of time. And good luck then changing your whole infrastructure ad-hoc.
It's totally normal in science that old operating systems are used. The associated machines are built/bought for a lot of money and supposed to serve long term. Many are simply not compatible with modern OS. At my institute they still use Windows 98 and floppy disks for some machines from the 90's lol. Too cost intensive to enhance this, but as long as it works I do not see the problem as none of them are online anyway and only output simple data sets of low file size.
The tour guide visits the exclusion zone everyday I assume. This must impact her health.
It's impressive that he actually knows Russian or Ukrainian instead of using a translator.
His last name is Ostrovsky. He probably IS Russian or from one of the former Soviet states and it's simply his native language ;)
@@Andizu1 My bet is he either came here as a child or his parents are Russian. His English is also perfect and without an accent. He's probably a 1st generation American or close to it.
Simon is from Russia.
the HBO series is great insight into the disaster. look it up
"it's great place for Instagram" - :)
Great to see Simon has recovered from his CIA debrief.
why you give that hongkonger subtitles. he sounds clearer than you
Bullshit.
I just love Ostrovsky, such a great journalist!
Not gonna lie, I would make the trip.
Chernobyl has entered into urban legend territory over the years, fascinating as a Fallout/F.E.A.R./Metro fanatic.
That's why I treasure my COD modern warfare cd because of chernobyl...😜
dude my favorite level. "don't forget to take the coriolis effect into account!"
Sherliy u jest.
I'm all for alternative sources of energy. But we have to wait until it becomes more affordable and efficient. The only thing that comes close to nuclear is hydroelectric. But it's not as efficient as nuclear. I'm very excited to see the creation of fusion power. Hopefully we will be able to see it within my lifetime.
+Thatguyuknow2550 In sweden people are getting their own off grid power plants of wind and solar and they seem to be able to get enough power to survive 10 out of 12 months a year, the other 2 winter months they use the goverment power grid. I belive the cost was 250k SEK(Swedish Krown) witch would be about 20k US dollars I belive to get the power grid and set it up.
+Erik3E it sounds ok but I'm not sure it would work for such a large country like the US. And allot of Americans would be apposed to it. Seems like a good idea though
Thatguyuknow2550 Yea, the problem may be for people who live in apartments. They might have to pay more because of the house owners leaving the companies. In sweden the goverment is currently looking in to adding a limit on how much the companies can demand for power and if the number is set to cheaper than whet they demand now the companies may have to pay back large sums to people.
Hydroelectric? Not even close, it is more efficient to burn stuff and get power out of that.
jonas christensen Tell that to the people that live off the grid for 10 months a year on that stuff.
I heard the radiation is about the equivalent of having a chest xray
some places are. the closer you get to the actual reactor that blew, its something like 400 chest x rays per minute.
There’s actually less radiation inside the buildings than outside. The reason they advise people not to enter buildings is because they are decaying and could potentially collapse.
ooh so thats the true story.
Who remembers the sniper mission in cod ? Modern warfare
Gbc Forever “Lieutenant Price the meeting is on the way enemy transport site have entered the target area”
As I read through the comments I get the impression that people think radiation affects people like Kryptonite affects Superman...and that's just not how it works.
I would been more interested in the surrounding areas, the fauna. How did it affected? Seems nature came back to the area with greater force.
It's amazing the plant life and animal life that goes on there, i hope to see it first hand :D
Im a chernobyl baby. Thats how they call us in our country. I do suffer from thyroid. And most of the people do. Its very common in Greece. We got affected by that like a lot !
Are u Greek or an Ukrainian?
I didn't realize that Greek people were affected, also.. :(
Lenita A greek. Yes they were affected a lot. Its funny i just had a conversation about it right now with my parents. And that back then they didnt even know what it is. And no one was really careful. Eating fruits, animals going out in the acid rain .. etc
I've toured Chernobyl and pripyat. It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life.
Chad Keene were you scared of the radiation? Me and my friend are going in July
@@360JimJam just listen to your guide and you will be fine. Stay on trails, dont touch anything, wash your hands after and before eating. I wore a Geiger counter the whole time and recieved a dose of radiation that was less than a transatlantic flight. Bring some hand sanitizer that way you can pet the dogs that are all over.
@@MiPolska-em3ty Why would you think that the Guides have your best interest at heart? This is a money-making business!
And she probably gets paid extra for dangerous work.
@@lenitaa7938 there is a 2 hour drive from Kiev to Chernobyl. During that time you watch a great documentary about the disaster. Then we go over safety precautions, you have to wear long sleeves and pants, along with shoes that have no openings. The dangerous areas are not on the tours. These tour guides are certified through the Ukrainian government. We only went inside one building that was still safe and it was a kindergarten. You will also know at all times how much radiation you are getting because of the Geiger counter. Everywhere we went was on a trail and open areas, they have your best interests in mind. Periodically throughout the tour your go on these machines that check for radiation on you and your clothes, at the end, the police check you for radiation along with your vehicle, if you have an elevated level on you or your clothes, you dont leave until it is resolved. I fell in love with Ukraine and I am moving there in September to teach English for a year, and while there I will be doing an overnight Chernobyl tour.
@@MiPolska-em3ty I hope your cool plans have worked out :)
Currently visiting Kiev and considering a trip to Chernobyl
get out of here stalker
Everybody gangsta until someone starts losing hair.
Such is life in the zone
I'm trying to plan my 2016 vacation. I have it narrowed down to either Chernobyl or North Korea. Does anyone have any suggestions? Good God.
You can enter N. Korea through Dandong in China, they have a pretty developed and stable NK tour system going on there. Or you can try entering through Russia, although it's a newer route so more unstable.
Mohammed Dehur First of all thousands of westerners have already been to NK and came out alive and well, and even if I do get executed the chances are it will be somewhere in some random concentration camps and you'll never see it on the news.
+KrazeeClark bro va cay to NK.
For the thrill aspect, I'd say North Korea, but for the fascination alone, Chernobyl is enough!
problem with NK is when you are there you are at their mercy
changes in the diplomatic situation whilst you are visiting could be dangerous
you'd also be supporting a brutal regime
Don't know the bigger accident, Chernobyl, or his Chin.
After being there I'm pretty sure you can't donate blood and other things like that.
When was this filmed? I was there on the 19th of April and I saw a guy on the top of a building filming. It may have been Simon.
Btw. we got the "tickets" as cheap as $100 per person
Looked for a chin comment but i couldnt find one. So heres one lol
"Get out of here, STALKER"
A nuuuuu
this story is extremely fascinating to me 👀
"Is it dangerous to into there?"
"It depends, is it dangerous to smoke, to drive a car?"
Yeaaaa that's one place i wont be going!
Wuss..by 20 smokes, hire a car and head straight for the elephants ballsack
@@edrooney9580 There's a difference between doing something dangerous and stupid and just being afraid.
VICE News sent Simon Ostrovsky to Chernobyl to find out just how safe it is to go there.
Read "Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone Is Now a Thriving Wildlife Habitat” - bit.ly/1rcL6Ix
cheeki breeki
you should go to US hospital- if you're ukrainian you know they all say everything is ok
That lady doctor's voice would be perfect for asmr
''Also great for instagram''
No true stalker would say that
Exactly, you go to Pripyat, sneak an artifact out in your backpack, take a few pictures for home with an old candid camera.
Anyone else hear the Buzzfeed Unsolved music?
dude why are you subtitlling a perfectly english speak asian. loool
Because it’s difficult for non native English speakers to understand him
are you daft stay out of radioactive areas
simon ostrovsky did great job in ukraine last years. it was so amazing watching his dangerous documentations on the conflict and he was the only journalist who was showing both sides from the beginning and it was until he exposed Russia and now he is not welcome any more in Russia and DNR :p
but still the best journalist i know by name.
thanks you simon
спасибо симон
תודה סיימון ;)
Everything in this video is good until the closing statement. Nuclear power has fewer deaths per kWh than coal or gas and to say that because of these two unfortunate incidents that we don't understand how to use nuclear power safely is such an uneducated statement.
Props to the production crew too!
Nuclear energy has hazards, but remember that it was poor safety systems and ignoring safety policies that caused the disaster. The Chernobyl disaster never would have happened in a modern nuclear reactor with adequate safety systems and good workplace policies.
The Fukushima nuclear plant as built in the 1970s before the lessons of Chernobyl had been learned and suffered a meltdown as a result of inadequate safety systems, despite the brave efforts of the plant staff. Both disasters are cases of poor hazard management.
If used properly, nuclear energy could be used to supplement renewable energy, a powerful tool to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Is it dangerous? Wow. Of course! The place is Radioactive! What type of question is that?
James Rodriguez he probably just asked it for the camera. I think it’s common knowledge that it’s dangerous there