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Chernobyl is still radioactive today and since the nuclear accident in 1986 it has not become habitable again, at least near the plant. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have become real metropolises despite the atomic bombs of '45. Why? In this video we explain the reasons, from a radiological point of view, in four points. 00:00 Chernobyl vs Hiroshima 00:38 Two events of a different type 01:11 Comparison of radioactivity levels 01:59 Why is Chernobyl not habitable? 03:15 The height of the explosion 04:07 The amount of fuel 05:34 The Chernobyl exclusion zone 05:43 A reflection on nuclear power Credit: - IRSN / @irsnvideo - Chornobyl NPP - Ben CG - European Parliament - Abandoned Explorer - Vietnam Travel Guide - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - US National Archives - SUPERFLY - brokenkites - Departement of Energy Our new book Wanted: Energy: https://amzn.eu/d/9LaWkBQ OUR OTHER SUGGESTED VIDEOS: • Chernobyl 35 years later: how the disas... • How to survive a nuclear explo... • Oppenheimer's atomic bomb - Ani... • The Fukushima nuclear disaster - m... • Uranium: the key resource for nuclear fis... OUR RELATED ARTICLES: https://www.geopop.it/il-disastro-nuc... https://www.geopop.it/chernobyl-e-fuk... https://www.geopop.it/cosa-significa-... #nuclearexplosion #nuclearenergy #geopop