The deteriorating “sarcophagus” containment building at Chernobyl.
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When Does a Nuclear Disaster End? Never
Infowars.comMarch 27, 2011
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The New York Times article “Lessons from Chernobyl for Japan,” reflects on the Chernobyl disaster and how its legacy still looms over us today as a very real threat. Those who believe in a quick fix for the Fukushima disaster would be wise to remember Chernobyl’s legacy. More importantly, with tens of millions of lives at stake, nation actors that have the ability to assist in mitigating this disaster now, but choose instead to squander their manpower and resources elsewhere (like in Libya), must remember that their actions today will be remembered and judged for centuries to come.
Below is a sobering look at the Chernobyl disaster and the many men who fought and died trying to contain it. There is also the little known tale of the scientists who over the years have risked their lives to assess and direct the management of the threat Chernobyl’s destroyed reactor continuously poses. We must look to history and take the catastrophic effects of Chernobyl’s disaster to heart. Downplaying the threat in Fukushima, Japan today needlessly puts millions of people at risk who might otherwise begin making preparations to leave the area on a long-term basis.
Knowledge is power, ignorance can literally be death.
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Transcript Summary Unprecedented... Frankly no one knows how to end situation... Beyond ability of Japanese authorities to contain... Best guess on how this ends?... There is going to be a bigger breach than we have already seen in 2 and 3... Workers will be evacuated... We will see at least two core meltdowns and two spent fuel pool fires... It will end very, very badly, that is what I actually think is going to happen... This will take weeks, months to contain it in best case...
http://enenews.com/expert-on-cnn-fukushima-will-end-very-very-badly-no-one-kn...
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First posted on The Land Destroyer Report.
Forward by Tony Cartalucci:
Those who think Japan’s Fukushima disaster is today’s headlines and tomorrow’s history need to take a good look at the Chernobyl disaster, which to this day is a continuing threat to the people of Ukraine. It will be hundreds of years before the area around the destroyed reactor is inhabitable again and there are disputes over whether or not Chernobyl’s nuclear fuel still poses a threat of causing another explosion. There is also a teetering reactor core cover and the deteriorating sarcophagus itself that may collapse and send plumes of radioactive dust in all directions.
NOVA – Inside Chernobyl’s Sarcophagus
The following episode of Nova won an Emmy. It covers the sarcophagus built to contain the remains of the destroyed reactor and the work of the Russian scientists, staff and soldiers who risked and continue to risk their lives in the clean-up operation.
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The cleanup is still nowhere near finished in Chernobyl, 25 years after the world's worst nuclear accident. As far as Chernobyl is concerned it's just one rogue reactor, while Japan is struggling to control six.
This video highlights a recent exploration of the disaster site 25 years after the event. including the ghost town of Pripyat.
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