[MJS]

I've seen this a couple of times, this is the first I've heard of it being a hoax, but whatever - the photos and the truth of what happened in Chernobyl don't lie.

The question will we ever learn is an interesting one - I don't see anything inherently unsafe about nuclear power, but mixed with gross negligence/incompetance, it's a lethal mix. The Soviet regime at it's worst. The dis-information is stunning, the effects will last for centuries. This isn't such a bad place to live!