When I played HL2, i kept thinking that City 17 was "Chernobyl-Like" wow - did they nail that environment. So i did some research and looked up what happened almost 20 years ago. I was in the 6th grade then, and i remember it being on the news for weeks.
The pics are from a woman who rode her motorcycle through Chernobyl and documented it. Its a terrifying read. Its amazing how much we in the US dont know about this disaster.
take a look:
<a target=new href="http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html"><b>Ghost Town - story & Pics {Link}</b></a>
<a target=new href="http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41507&highlight=chernobyl"><b>Chernobyl (Ghost Town) lots of photos{Link}</b></a>
And for fun: "Gmod" HL2 comic
<a target=new href="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=276899"><b>"APOSTASY" - Issue #1 {Link}</b></a>