There are places that might not glow in the dark, but they are still radiated enough that you should not even approach them.
Here is a list of some of the most radioactive places on Earth.
1. Ramsar, Iran
People in Ramsar, Iran, receive an annual radiation dose of 260 mSv, which is significantly more than 20mVv, as the annual dose for nuclear power plants is allowed. The average person receives 3.1 mSv per year. Causes of radiation are natural hot springs that slop the rocks rich in uranium beneath the surface, and then water enters the limestone from which the houses are built. The uranus can also be found in crops, as well as in drinking water.
A study in 2002 revealed that this radiation caused 56 percent more chromosomal abnormalities with 33,000 inhabitants of the city. Scientists have recommended residents to go somewhere else, but that did not have much effect.
2. Goiania, Brazil
In 1987, two thieves robbed an abandoned hospital in Goiania in search of a metal. Unfortunately, they also found a small capsule of highly radioactive cesium chloride, which was used in a radiotherapy device. They brought the material with them, which eventually resulted in the death of four people. The media reported that children, attracted to the blonde glow, were touching dangerous material. Several city blocks were so contaminated that it had to be destroyed.
300 people received radioactive contamination.
Over 100,000 people were tested for radiation poisoning.
The upper layer of soil was removed from several places, and in some locations, the radiation was increased by two sieverts per hour. Although life has mostly returned to normal, some places have remained contaminated.
3. Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
This mining town in southern Kyrgyzstan still suffers from the consequences of the Soviet nuclear program. It mined and processed uranium uranium from 1946 to 1967, but the area was contaminated even today. Most of the mining waste is buried along a river flowing through the city. The 2010 report indicated that urgent cleaning is needed because of the high percentage of cancer patients and the weakened immune system of the local young population.
There are still around 20,000 people in the city. The radiation level is above the safety limits.
4. Sellafield, United Kingdom
Sellafield, the location for the destruction of nuclear waste which are still high amounts of radiation. This is where most of the radioactive waste from 15 operational British nuclear reactors comes from, as well as overseas nuclear fuel. Waste generates a radiation dose of up to 280 sievert per day, which is 60 more than a deadly dose. Destroyed radioactive fuel is stored in a giant underground pool, called Head End Shear Cave, where access only has robots.
The plant is safe enough to work, but as nuclear fuel continues to accumulate, it is probably not the best place to visit.
5. Hanford, USA
The Hanford Nuclear Fuel Storage Complex is generally considered the most active location in the United States. Once upon a time, plutonium for the Manhattan project was produced there, and today there is about 65 percent of American nuclear waste there. In May 2017, a tunnel collapsed, causing great concern, and the evacuation of workers. The tunnel is blocked by the filling of huge amounts of soil.
Most recently, in February 2018 in some vehicles used in complex traces of americium-241 in air filters. Traces of contamination were found up to 16 kilometers from Hanford.
6. Chernobyl, Ukraine
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster was caused by a failure in one of the reactors. The roof was scattered and a large amount of radiation escaped. Most spread in Belarus, Ukraine and northern Europe. About 116,000 people were displaced, including those from the nearby town of Pripjat. Today you can visit Chernobyl, but there are still pockets of radiation.
In 2017, an enormous steel tomb is placed over the damaged reactor, which will close it for more than a century and prevent further leaks. Access to the power plant itself is forbidden because of a large amount of radiation, and will continue for decades before people can return.
7. Pripjat Hospital, Ukraine
Several kilometers from the power plant in Chernobyl there is a Pripjat Hospital.
the first firefighters who came to the scene of the accident were driven. This hospital still contains one of the highest levels of radiation in the world you can visit. Firefighters were brought here after fighting with the fire in the Chernobyl reactor.
After it became clear how much they clothes was radiated, it was thrown in the cellar. These clothes are still extremely radioactive, and it's only a few hours in the same room to get an annual dose of background radiation.
8. Fukushima, Japan
In 2011, a tsunami hit the nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi in the Japanese city of Okuma, causing meltdown on three cores of the six nuclear reactors. About 16,000 people have been evacuated from the surrounding area, and there is little chance they will ever return. The radiation is within 430 sieverts per hour, which is more than enough to kill a human.
Japan is trying to extract fuel from dissolved reactors using a robot. They've had some success in the past few years and have been fueling two of the three reactors. Once they find all the fuel, the process of decommissioning will begin. It is expected to take four decades, at a cost of $ 188 billion. Fukushima will not be a safe place for a long time.