The Red Forest is still one of the most contaminated sites on the planet and the drones have given a fresh insight into its current distribution of radiation. 9News
Moving onto the Red Forest, one of the surprise hotspots uncovered included an old soil separation unit used during the original clean-up efforts.
"The legacy left at that facility is essentially spent nuclear fuel scattered on the floor, which was giving a very high radiation dose. About 1.2 millisieverts an hour. That would mean I'd be able to hit my yearly dose within just a few hours." Despite the extreme levels of radiation in the Red Forest, scientists have previously reported on a renewed biodiversity that has taken place as a result of humans fleeing the area.
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