The most affected towns were Chernobyl and Prypiat.
Chernobyl, Russia
Officially, nobody is allowed back into the area, although some people have returned.
It's to the north of Kiev.
The incident occurred near Chernobyl in the Ukraine At that time the Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.
chernobyl
No. They are both cities that are near the now abandoned nuclear plant that had a disaster in 1986. Pripyat was built for workers to live in. It is nearer to the Chernobyl power plant than Chernobyl is.
Mountain Veiw is one of them.
An oasis usually has a reliable permanent water source for domestic use as well as some farming.
Nothing like that amount that I know of. There may have been incidents in Soviet Russia that we never heard about. The towns near TMI received only trivial amounts of radiation.
Some towns that are near Rio Ranch in Texas include Houston, Meadow Place and Richmond.
All Ghillied Up (Chernobyl, near Prypiat) One Shot, One Kill (Prypiat)