A viral image showing tourists perched on a claw once used in the Chernobyl clean-up has caused alarm online, with many questioning whether the group exposed themselves to lethal levels of radiation. The photo, widely shared on social media this week, has reignited debate over the safety of visiting the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, nearly four decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster.
The key concern is whether brief contact with the machinery could cause serious harm. Radiation experts say that while the claw remains highly contaminated, fleeting exposure is unlikely to be fatal.
