Can you believe Chernobyl was 27 years ago next month?

geetrue · 03-21-13, 02:06 PM

Hard to believe that it has been almost 27 years now ...

Hope this never happens to one of ours or yours

Prypiat a town of 47,000 people is just a ghost town now and may take another 25 to 35 years to be visited again

http://ukrainetrek.com/pripyat-city

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Pripyat (also spelled Prypiat) was a small city located in Kiev oblast of Ukraine. It is standing on the Pripyat River near the border with Belarus. Pripyat was the home city for people working at one of the largest in Europe nuclear power plants - Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The direct distance between Pripyat and Kiev is only 94 km.

Tchocky · 03-21-13, 02:08 PM

Guess that makes me 27 next month too

AVGWarhawk · 03-21-13, 02:08 PM

Gosh, has it been that long?

Ducimus · 03-21-13, 02:18 PM

Obligatory.

Betonov · 03-21-13, 02:25 PM

I was 2 months old. I think it affected me in strange ways mere mortals can't imagine

AVGWarhawk · 03-21-13, 02:27 PM

I just got that game Duci!

Schroeder · 03-21-13, 02:43 PM

I was 4,5 years old back then and I only remember that I wasn't allowed to play outside for some time. Back then I only understood that something terrible had happened far away but not far enough away....

Oberon · 03-21-13, 02:54 PM

I must say I don't remember a thing of it, except a very slight memory of that famous footage taken from a helicopter of the burning reactor.

To think that 25 years later that there would be another level 7 incident on the other side of the planet.

That's the price we pay for our vast electronic thirst.

CCIP · 03-21-13, 03:25 PM

It's actually affected me personally - I lived in Russia at the time, and was 2 years old, and happened to be caught in a rainshower in the days after it... There is reason to suspect that some chronic health problems I experienced in the years afterwards were related to it.

The degree of disinformation following the disaster is staggering. Noone knew anything, because the information was repressed until too late.

It was even tougher on family friends of hours though. They lived in Kiev; 4 days later, most of them were at the May Day parade - and even then nobody was told anything, but everybody's ears were ringing. They could tell something was wrong, but nobody stopped the event, and so most of them were there. Most of them except one of the siblings in that family, that is, because he was busy with his work as one of the "liquidators". It's hard to overstate how tragic the fate of the "liquidators" of Chernobyl is - not only are they the unsung heroes who never got their true credit, but they're also the most significant group of victims who hardly got any support until too late. Most of them had no idea how bad it was, and in fact most of them didn't even know what they were being sent into. Those who were sent in the immediately afterwards generally had neither training nor protective equipment to deal with it. The best safety measure that most of them got was to limit their exposure - but working near a melted-down reactor meant that even a few minutes was enough to kill many of them, or at least change their life forever. That brother of my family's friends never recovered from it. He was sick for the rest of his life and never even got so much as a thanks. 10 years after Chernobyl, he blew his own head off with a shotgun in front of his entire family.

Hopefully someday the "liquidators" will get their rightful place in that story. Sadly, fewer and fewer of them are alive these days.

Wolferz · 03-21-13, 06:49 PM

Only 9,973 years to go before it becomes inhabitable again.

u crank · 03-21-13, 07:10 PM

After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster I read a lot about Chernobyl. A very compelling story. The story of the biorobots is unnerving.

Red October1984 · 03-21-13, 07:24 PM

I still want to visit Chernobyl some day. I think it would be cool to see that.

It's tragic though.

Stealhead · 03-21-13, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Only 9,973 years to go before it becomes inhabitable again.

Actually the flora and fauna live all over that region.There are also people that lived there that refused to leave others that left for a time and returned.
Not that it is much of a benefit considering all the harm caused.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...chernobyl.html

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-412954.html

Two documentaries about the children of Chernobyl.(might be difficult to watch for some)
This is what governments do to people.

GT182 · 03-21-13, 09:34 PM

I wonder if it's still deathly quiet in Chernobyl. They say there's not a sound from anything but the wind, and it would drive you mad if you were able stay there.

Red October1984 · 03-21-13, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

I wonder if it's still deathly quiet in Chernobyl. They say there's not a sound from anything but the wind, and it would drive you mad if you were able stay there.

I still think it would be an awesome place to see and explore.

To stay the night? Hell, I'd do it with proper equipment. I think it would be fun. I'm not scared of anything...but Radiation seems a bit on the bad side. The mutants and wild dogs don't scare me.

Chernobyl Diaries was such a bad movie.... I like seeing my friend's reactions though. That's the fun in watching horror movies. They are some stupid movies, but I like seeing the looks on my friend's face.

To put me in perspective, I laugh through horror movies. Nothing has scared me yet. Insidious, The Shining, Paranormal Activity, Chernobyl Diaries, and several others....just don't scare me...but they scared the living hell out of my friends

My friend that I get to watch horror movies with me? He's my age and he puts up a protective wall of pillows during movies. I got him to watch Insidious with me and some other friends....so he sits behind the girls and the pillows....

He saw Apollo 18 and couldn't walk through his yard after dark that night. He's a bit of a wuss when it comes to horror movies....but i have my work cut out for me. I'll see if I can't get him unscared.

I think i've derailed this thread.... Sorry about that. Just had a good laugh when I thought of Chernobyl Diaries...

03-21-13, 02:08 PM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Guess that makes me 27 next month too __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-21-13, 02:43 PM	#7
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I was 4,5 years old back then and I only remember that I wasn't allowed to play outside for some time. Back then I only understood that something terrible had happened far away but not far enough away.... __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

03-21-13, 03:25 PM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	It's actually affected me personally - I lived in Russia at the time, and was 2 years old, and happened to be caught in a rainshower in the days after it... There is reason to suspect that some chronic health problems I experienced in the years afterwards were related to it. The degree of disinformation following the disaster is staggering. Noone knew anything, because the information was repressed until too late. It was even tougher on family friends of hours though. They lived in Kiev; 4 days later, most of them were at the May Day parade - and even then nobody was told anything, but everybody's ears were ringing. They could tell something was wrong, but nobody stopped the event, and so most of them were there. Most of them except one of the siblings in that family, that is, because he was busy with his work as one of the "liquidators". It's hard to overstate how tragic the fate of the "liquidators" of Chernobyl is - not only are they the unsung heroes who never got their true credit, but they're also the most significant group of victims who hardly got any support until too late. Most of them had no idea how bad it was, and in fact most of them didn't even know what they were being sent into. Those who were sent in the immediately afterwards generally had neither training nor protective equipment to deal with it. The best safety measure that most of them got was to limit their exposure - but working near a melted-down reactor meant that even a few minutes was enough to kill many of them, or at least change their life forever. That brother of my family's friends never recovered from it. He was sick for the rest of his life and never even got so much as a thanks. 10 years after Chernobyl, he blew his own head off with a shotgun in front of his entire family. Hopefully someday the "liquidators" will get their rightful place in that story. Sadly, fewer and fewer of them are alive these days. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-21-13, 06:49 PM	#10
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Only 9,973 years to go before it becomes inhabitable again. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

03-21-13, 07:10 PM	#11
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster I read a lot about Chernobyl. A very compelling story. The story of the biorobots is unnerving. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-21-13, 02:08 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Gosh, has it been that long?

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Obligatory.

03-21-13, 02:25 PM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I was 2 months old. I think it affected me in strange ways mere mortals can't imagine

03-21-13, 02:27 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I just got that game Duci!

03-21-13, 02:54 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I must say I don't remember a thing of it, except a very slight memory of that famous footage taken from a helicopter of the burning reactor. To think that 25 years later that there would be another level 7 incident on the other side of the planet. That's the price we pay for our vast electronic thirst.

03-21-13, 07:24 PM	#12
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I still want to visit Chernobyl some day. I think it would be cool to see that. It's tragic though. __________________

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GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I wonder if it's still deathly quiet in Chernobyl. They say there's not a sound from anything but the wind, and it would drive you mad if you were able stay there. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.