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Originally Posted by Retiree
Tourist routes there are absolutely safe...but if you wander around in the excluded zones, you are at some risk.
As for the approved zones:
"You will probably get more radiation from the flight that you take," she said. That's especially true if you're coming from the US. At 33,000 feet, she said, "you have less protection from the earth's atmosphere, the sun's radiation, and cosmic rays and particles."
https://www.businessinsider.com/cher...adioactivity-3 |
You are right. When you fly in an airplane, you are exposed to cosmic radiation, which comes from outer space and is made up of high-energy particles. While the exposure to cosmic radiation is higher at higher altitudes, the
levels are still relatively low and not considered to be a significant health risk for the average traveler. Visiting Chernobyl can
potentially expose you to higher levels of radiation, depending on where you go and how you protect yourself.