In the heart of the other Chernobyl (Swiss Stories 2012, by Fabrice Praz) - Swiss Press Award
Fabrice Praz
The Ignalina nuclear power plant with its two reactors.
La Cité (N°2)
Photo / Swiss Stories
2012
Fabrice Praz
By joining the EU, Lithuania was forced to shut down its Ignalina nuclear power plant on December 31, 2009. Its two reactors were too dangerous and had the disadvantage of being twins of those at Chernobyl, only more powerful. Since then, the country has been living on Russian energy, while the plant continues to produce poison. A report from the heart of the reactors. These photos come from a report published in the daily newspaper La Cité, titled: "The Baltic countries at the mercy of Russia." Location: Visaginas (Lithuania) Date: July 2011
