No...I'm not setting you up for a terrible horror movie...although the reality of the place isn't a fairytale either. Take a look at some photos from Chernobyl and the accompanying town, Pripyat, site of the world's worst civil nuclear disaster 27 years ago.
http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/chernobyl-today-slideshow/guard-stands-dityatki-checkpoint-marking-30-km-zone-photo-192826723.html
The Chernobyl disaster is one that's always fascinated me. From the mechanical failures to human error, to the abandonment of an entire town virtually overnight, the many story-lines that make-up this disaster continue to resonate and fascinate...take a look at the wikipedia page and documentaries on youtube to get a better idea of what happened in the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl
Seconds from disaster (easy-to-watch) version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXN6PDDIUII
for a more dramatic reenactment/docu-drama...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3-XUe0oEU
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