Chernobyl disaster left behind a strangely-shaped object which would be deadly to anyone who came close to it.

In the weeks following the explosion, the Elephant’s Foot emitted such an intense level of radiation that a person standing beside it for just 30 seconds would experience severe nausea and ...

Viv Vignoles, who lives near the site, said: "The Nevill Road mast is completely unnecessary – an 18m high white elephant. "We were told it was ... was initially rejected due to inaccuracies in its ...

In the weeks after the explosion, standing near the Elephant’s Foot for just 30 seconds caused nausea. Five minutes of exposure meant certain death, as radiation burned cells faster than the ...