>>170836>You will die of radiation poisoning if you camp there.This is completely untrue. There are a fair amount of squatters in the Exclusion Zone, including people who have decided to move into their old homes again. The background radiation level is certainly higher than average, but a long term visit (years) would do nothing more than slightly increase your risk of developing cancer. The only area that could possibly give you a lethal dose of radiation would be the reactor proper, inside the CNPP. And that is encased in a steel sarcophagus which is currently being replaced with an even bigger sarcophagus.
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http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/features/chernobyl-15/cherno-faq.shtml>>170833OP, check this site out:
http://wikitravel.org/en/ChernobylApparently you just need to arrange for a day pass through a tour company. The total amount of radiation you are exposed to during a tour is actually less than that you would receive from a 6-hour flight.
And it wouldn't surprise me at all if sneaking into the Zone without a pass is easy.
