I was in Germany at the time and there was a good deal of "Holy ****!!!" "Which way is the wind blowing?!!!"
There was quite an interesting docco that looked at the flora & fauna of the surrounding area 20-odd years on.
The radiation levels were still quite high and the crew had to wear NBC gear.
However, far from being either an uninhabitable wasteland or a hell-hole filled with mutant birds, it was positively teaming with life and all of it healthy and happy.
You'd think even 'lower' (less genetically complex) organisms would be affected by the levels around the site, but apparently not.
You might not want to build a nest on top of the 'sarcophogus' though.
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