An interior view of a former school in the abandoned town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) L'interno di una scuola nella città abbandonata di Pripyat
A unique photo of the 4th destroyed reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant made by the plant's photographer Anatoliy Rasskazov in the first hours after the deadly April 26 1986 explosion. A highly radioactive vapor trail seen coming from the heart of the destroyed reactor. Rasskazov got some 300 Roentgen (fatal is 500 Roentgen) while making photos. He died in 2010 of Chernoby-related cancer. (AP Photo/Anatoliy Rasskazov, File) Il reattore n. 4 distrutto della centrale in una foto di Anatoliy Rasskazov, scattata poco dopo l'esplosione. Il fotografo è morto di cancro
Visitors check the radioactivity level with a special tourniquet after their visit of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 31 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. Even 25 years after the meltdown of the nuclear power plant the number of radiation victims is unclear. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Visitatori verificano il livello di radioattività dopo la visita alla centrale nucleare di Chernobyl
In this May 1986 file photo, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, is seen in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Twenty-five years ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in Ukraine, spreading radioactive material across much of the northern hemisphere. The April 26, 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant affected about 3.3 million Ukrainians, including 1.5 million children, according to Ukraine's Chernobyl Union report. The plant was closed for good in 2000. (AP Photo/Vladimir Repik) Chernobyl, il sito del più grande incidente nucleare fotograto pochi giorni dopo l'esplosione
In this Sunday, April 2, 2006 photo, a homeless dog runs in the deserted town of Pripyat, some 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Un cane randagio nella città fantasma di Pripyat
In this photo taken April 3, 2006, schoolchildren wear gas masks during nuclear safety training lessons in Rudo near an isolated zone around Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Scolari con maschera anti-gas in un'esercitazione a Rudo
In this photo taken April 2, 2006, book shelves are seen in the deserted town of Pripyat, some 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Scaffali di libri nella città fantasma di Pripyat, a 3 km dalla centrale di Chernobyl
The residents of the Chernobyl zone Semenyuk Iva, 74, (L) and Maria, 72, speak near their house in the deserted village of Paryshev, 25 km of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. More than 330 residents refused relocation after the 1986 nuclear accident in reactor number four, choosing to live within the 30 kilometre exclusion zone erected around the contaminated plant. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Semenyuk Iva e Maria non hanno lasciato la loro casa a Paryshev, villaggio per lo più deserto. Più di 330 residenti della zona a 30 km da Chernobyl rifiutarono il trasferimento
A picture dated 20 April 2011 shows an abandoned building in the deserted village of Paryshev, 25 km of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Casa abbandonata nel villaggio deserto di Paryshev, a 25 km dalla centrale di Chernobyl
A picture dated 20 April 2011 shows an abandoned building in the deserted village of Paryshev, 25 km of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Abitazione abbandonata nel villaggio deserto di Paryshev, a 25 km dalla centrale di Chernobyl
General view of the shelter covering the fourth energy block of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant which was damaged in the worst nuclear power accident in history in April 1986, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Il rifugio che copre il quarto blocco energetico della centrale nucleare di Cernobyl
An interior view of a former police office with opened prison cells in the abandoned town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Ufficio di polizia con le celle aperte nella città abbandonata di Pripyat
An interior view of a former school in the abandoned town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) L'interno di una scuola nella città di Pripyat
An interior view of a former school in the abandoned town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 20 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Un'ex scuola nella città fantasma di Pripyat
An interior view of a former kindergarten in the abandoned town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 18 April 2011. One of two reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded during a power test in 1986. 47,000 people of the city of Pripyat were evacuated after the explosion on 26 April 1986. Ukrainians will mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear power accident on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Un'ex scuola materna nella città abbandonata di Pripyat
In this Nov. 10, 2000, file photo the control room, with its damaged machinery, is seen inside reactor No. 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Geiger counters registered about 80,000 microroentgens an hour, 16,000 times the safe limit. Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, exploded on April 26, 1986, sending a cloud of radiation over much of Europe. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) La sala di controllo a Chernobyl, con i suoi macchinari danneggiati, all'interno del reattore n. 4
In this Nov.10, 2000 file photo solidified foam, piles of lead and boron powder_ dropped by helicopters in an attempt to suppress the nuclear reaction_ is seen at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Twenty-five years ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in Ukraine, spreading radioactive material across much of the Northern Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) Schiuma solidificata e mucchi di polvere di piombo e boro, lanciati dagli elicotteri nel tentativo di fermare la reazione nucleare, alla centrale di Chernobyl
In this Nov.10, 2000 file photo radioactive contaminated vehicles lay dormant near the Chernobyl nuclear power plan. Some 1,350 Soviet military helicopters, buses, bulldozers, tankers, transporters, fire engines and ambulances were used while fighting against the April 26, 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. All were irradiated during the clean-up operation. Twenty-five years ago, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in Ukraine, spreading radioactive material across much of the Northern Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Veicoli contaminati lasciati vicini alla centrale di Chernobyl: circa 1350 elicotteri, bus, ruspe, camion di vigili del fuoco, ambulanze vennero usati nella lotto contro l'incidente nucleare
An abandoned and deteriorating building in the deserted city of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 31 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. Even 25 years after the meltdown of the nuclear power plant the number of radiation victims is unclear. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world?s worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) Palazzo abbandonato e in decadimento a Pripyat
A toy lies on a table in the deserted town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 22 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER ) Un giocattolo giace sul tavolo nella città deserta di Pripyat
A child's shoes are seen in the deserted town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 22 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Scarpe di bambina nella città deserta di Pripyat
A view of rusty bumper cars in the deserted town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 22 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/ EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Autoscontro arrugginito nella città fantasma di Pripyat
A view of the Ferris wheel in the deserted town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 22 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Ruota panoramica deserta nell'abbandonata città di Pripyat, vicino l'impianto di Chernobyl
A view of an abandoned building in the deserted town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 22 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Palazzo abbandonato nella città fantasma di Pripyat, diventata ormai meta turistica
A child suffering from leukemia looks on at the Children's Hospital No. 16 in Kharkov, Ukraine, 23 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/ EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Bimbo malato di leucemia all'ospedale di Kharkov
A child suffering from leukemia eats on a bed at the Children's Hospital No. 16 in Kharkov, Ukraine, 23 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER ***PLEASE REFER TO THE ADVISORY NOTICE (epa02687009) FOR COMPLETE FEATURE TEXT*** Bimbo malato di leucemia mangia a letto all'ospedale dei bambini di Kharkov
A child suffering from leukemia poses at the Children's Hospital No. 16 in Kharkov, Ukraine, 23 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/ EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER) Bambino malato di leucemia all'Ospedale dei bambini di Kharkov
The building of Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, says that accident and the Japanese nuclear crisis do not undermine the value of nuclear power. Yukiya Amano spoke Wednesday at the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. He was accompanied by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) La costruzione del nuovo sarcofago sul reattore n. 4 a Chernobyl
General view of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, 31 March 2011. On 26 April 1986, a nuclear accident occurred at Unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union. Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the contaminated zone with the abandoned town of Pripyat has become a popular tourist destination for numerous visitors. Pripyat was built in 1970 to house employees of the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families. Some 50,000 residents from and around Pripyat have been evacuated after the 1986 accident. Even 25 years after the meltdown of the nuclear power plant the number of radiation victims is unclear. The 25th anniversary of what is considered the world's worst nuclear power plant accident in history is marked on 26 April 2011. (Ansa/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO) L'impianto nuclare di Chernobyl oggi: la centrale è stata definitivamente chiusa nel 2000
