Thirty years after the Chernobyl explosion, a team of researchers has employed the Routescene UAV LiDAR mapping system to map radiation levels in the Red Forest near the nuclear power plant. Professor Tom Scott, from the University of Bristol's School of Physics in the United Kingdom, led the research. The team comprised researchers from the National Centre for Nuclear Robotics (NCNR), a consortium of eight UK universities focused on developing cutting-edge approaches to address the nuclear waste issue. The project aimed to conduct surveys at various locations surrounding the power plant, including the heavily contaminated Red Forest near the damaged reactor and the abandoned village of Buriakivka.