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Re:Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants by pphysch on Friday December 31, 2021 @02:25PM (#29751551)
Devastation is a strong word. The restricted area around Chernobyl is incredibly wild and lush right now. It's just humans that don't want to live there for credible health concerns.

Excessive resource extraction causes devastation.

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Re:Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants by yakshaving_jgt on Friday December 31, 2021 @02:34PM (#29751669)
> It's just humans that don't want to live there for credible health concerns.

A significant population of residents actually moved back there, despite the restrictions. I believe all of the former residents of Chernobyl (which is actually a tiny village) are now dead, the last old babushka passing in October/November 2016. I visited what was left of her house.

There are still plenty of people living in and around the exclusion zone for various reasons (mostly military).

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Re:Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants by forgotmypw17 on Friday December 31, 2021 @05:23PM (#29753117)
The area for hundreds of kilometers radius around Chernobyl, including Kiev, is still contaminated, with effects on people's health still being felt.

It is common to downplay the effects of the accident, but it is huge.

(I'm originally from that area.)

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Re:Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants by sam_lowry_ on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:42PM (#29815406)
I am surprised people do not know coal plants are a major source of radiation in Eastern Europe.
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