Images: Chernobyl, Frozen in Time

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(Image credit: Chernobyl forest image via Shutterstock)

Because of the long-lived radiation in the region surrounding the former Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the area won't be safe for human habitation for at least 20,000 years.

Live Science Staff
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