The effect of exploration at the Chernobyl nuclear power station are still being felt over 20 years later. Many childen who have been born in the time since the accident have deformities of some kind. The land in a 20 kilometer radius around the site of the accident is still contaminated and cannot be used to grow fruit or vagetables. The nearby town of Pripyat, which was evacuated when the plant blew up,remains empty to this day.