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Side-by-side maps showing the nuclear exclusion zones around Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukushima in Japan. The Chernobyl map displays the original circular 30-kilometer exclusion zone and the present-day irregular exclusion area spanning parts of Ukraine and Belarus. The Fukushima map shows the initial 20-kilometer exclusion circle and current zones with varying restrictions, including difficult-to-return and restricted residence areas, extending inland from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power pl

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Contaminated water in a lake in Romania.

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Side-by-side maps showing the nuclear exclusion zones around Chernobyl in Ukraine and Fukushima in Japan. The Chernobyl map displays the original circular 30-kilometer exclusion zone and the present-day irregular exclusion area spanning parts of Ukraine and Belarus. The Fukushima map shows the initial 20-kilometer exclusion circle and current zones with varying restrictions, including difficult-to-return and restricted residence areas, extending inland from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power pl

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Map of the exclusion zones following the nuclear accidents at Chernobyl, Soviet Union...

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