Tchernobyl, une réserve inédite d’animaux sauvages

epa05265098 (14/22) An old barge is seen at the dead channel of Pripyat river in the state radiation ecology reserve in the 30 km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, some 390 km from Minsk, Belarus, 12 April 2016. 30 years have passed since the accident and life has not returned to normal in the disaster-affected area. The levels of radiation remain high in the surroundings of the nuclear plant, though life does seem to be slowly recovering. There are very few people living in the villages near the Chernobyl nuclear site, and much of the land is gradually being turned into farmers fields. The flora and fauna is present and alive and a farm is operating 37 kms away from the reactor site. The farm is located near a radiation ecology reserve and has more than 260 horses and 55 cows being raised for sale there. Workers of the reserve claim that during all activities, the content of radionuclides is monitored. EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE (epa05265