Which Parts of Chernobyl Are Still Too Dangerous to Visit in 2025?

In 1986, Chernobyl’s Reactor 4 exploded. But it didn’t just break — it blew up and released a toxic cloud of radiation. You couldn’t spot it but it was all across the forest.

Everyone nearby had to flee. The Exclusion Zone is what they left behind — an empty and quiet area but still dangerous.

Shortly after the blast a concrete cover was built over the reactor. They called it the Sarcophagus. It wasn’t enough but it helped. Eventually it came apart too.

Then years later they constructed something even bigger — a huge steel cover known as the New Safe Confinement. Last year they put it into position above the old reactor.

Now it’s 2025. That steel shell still stands. But under it? The danger is still there. No one goes in. It’s too deadly.

It’s not just the reactor. There are hidden dangers all through the whole zone including old gear, toxic waste and buildings glowing with radiation. Certain locations are just not safe to step foot in even once.

Chernobyl didn’t go away. It’s still here. Still dangerous. And still off-limits.