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Chernobyl today

discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2015 in General Discussion
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The boys from BBCA TV show, "Top Gear", went there also.
    It's was down right scary.
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  • wpagewpage Member Posts: 10,201 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is what no containment vessel gets you in a nuke station.,,

    Will not be found in the US[:)][:)]
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  • popgunpopgun Member Posts: 670 ✭
    edited November -1
    I think it's the perfect place to send our Leftists who hate America want to burn our flag.
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  • DPHMINDPHMIN Member Posts: 952 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife is from Belarus, and I have been there many times. One of the deacons in her home church was in the army when the Chernobyl accident happened. His unit was sent in to clean up the reactor. In 2001, he told that he was the only surviving member of his unit. All of the others have died as a result of exposure to radiation. He gives glory to God that he is healthy with no effect from being exposed to the radiation.

    Many people (especially children) died from leukemia as a result of being exposed to the radiation.
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  • chris8X57chris8X57 Member Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DPHMIN
    My wife is from Belarus, and I have been there many times. One of the deacons in her home church was in the army when the Chernobyl accident happened. His unit was sent in to clean up the reactor. In 2001, he told that he was the only surviving member of his unit. All of the others have died as a result of exposure to radiation. He gives glory to God that he is healthy with no effect from being exposed to the radiation.

    Many people (especially children) died from leukemia as a result of being exposed to the radiation.


    Years ago, there was a good article (National Geographic, maybe?) about the helicopter pilots that air lifted the concrete slabs and lowered them onto the melting reactor.
    They all knew it was a suicide mission, and they volunteered and flew anyway. Everyone of them died shortly within days of flying.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Several years back there was a Utube vid of a European woman touring Chernobyl on a motor cycle. Looked much like a ghost town all right.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agvI3JrcoVA

    documentary on radioactive wolves of chernobyl. 56 min.
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  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    her web blog starts with a history of the Ukraine. www.theserpentswall.com fascinating story
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    For an update, just check Iran post-Obama agreement. Does anyone really think Iran's adversaries will allow them to build nuclear weapons? The various countries will have to "take a number" for their turn to arrange "an accident".
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