Chernobyl's 'Elephant's Foot': The Most Dangerous Object in the World That Can Kill in Two Days.

As a result of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a piece of solidified lava was formed, which was named the 'Elephant's Foot.' This artifact is extremely dangerous and deadly due to radiation exposure. According to the DailyMail, just a few minutes of exposure to it can lead to death within two days.

According to reports, the 'Elephant's Foot' is a piece of solidified lava, about 2 meters wide, formed from the melted core of the Chernobyl reactor. This object emits extraordinarily high levels of radiation, and only a few photographs of it have ever been taken.

Scientists say that even nearly 40 years after the meltdown, entering the room with this object can be fatal, and the radiation could persist for centuries.

During attempts by emergency crews to contain radiation after the 1986 disaster, it was discovered that the chamber beneath the reactor became one of the most dangerous places on the planet in terms of radiation levels. The reactor became so hot that the steel and concrete used to protect the reactor core melted into radioactive lava.

«In 1986, the 'Elephant's Foot' emitted 10,000 roentgens per hour — more than the dose needed to develop cancer,» the DailyMail article states.

Scientists claim that standing next to this object for just 30 seconds without protective gear could cause a person to lose consciousness and later experience significant fatigue for a week. Standing next to the 'Elephant's Foot' for five minutes would most likely result in death within the next two weeks.

The Chernobyl exclusion zone could become a place of innovation and ecological leadership. Earlier, a strategy for the development of the zone until 2032 was presented in the Verkhovna Rada.

In addition, the state enterprise 'Chernobyl NPP' reported the arrival of the first components for the construction of a photovoltaic power plant at the ChNPP industrial site.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited Slavutych on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.