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You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Chernobyl is now a ghost town located in northern ukraine, near the border with belarus, after being abandoned by the accident at the nuclear plant. Protecting the food chain since authorities did not promptly disclose details of the chernobyl accident, many people unknowingly consumed contaminated milk and food. Accidente radiologico chernobyl by elias aguilar arevalo.