> It's just humans that don't want to live there for credible health concerns. A significant population of residents actually moved back there, despite the res

> It's just humans that don't want to live there for credible health concerns. A significant population of residents actually moved back there, despite the restrictions. I believe all of the former residents of Chernobyl (which is actually a tiny village) are now dead, the last old babushka passing in October/November 2016. I visited what was left of her house. There are still plenty of people living in and around the exclusion zone for various reasons (mostly military).