Ghosts of Chernobyl: A guided tour around the nuclear power plant and the remains of Pripyat

Chernobyl will never be free from the legacy of April 1986. But Ukraine’s president believes that it can be turned into a positive. Caroline O’Doherty took a guided tour to see for herself

It’s lunchtime in the canteen block beside Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and a line of diners forms for plates of cabbage salad, fried pork and potatoes.