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The Children of Chernobyl
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Among the most saddening and clearly the most innocent victims of the Chernobyl accident are the children. Twenty-two years after the accident, the effects of the dangerous lingering radiation are still being observed in the children of Chernobyl and surrounding areas, and […]
Posted on July 10, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
The History of Chernobyl: A Brief Introduction
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The first documentation of Chernobyl dates back to a 1193 charter in which it was described as a hunting lodge of knyaz Rostislavich. A “knyaz” can be loosely translated in English to Prince, or Duke. In the 13th century, Chernobyl was a […]
Posted on July 10, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Profiting from Chernobyl
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The business of cleaning up and rebuilding Chernobyl is an expensive task, and many international companies have a great interest in being contracted to help. Domestically, the clean-up and rebuilding process along with handling all of the other problems caused by Chernobyl’s […]
Posted on July 10, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Tourism and Travel
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Who in their right mind would ever visit Chernobyl? You’d be surprised.
Guided tours are now available through select businesses in Kiev. For the adventurous types who want to experience a true adventure, Chernobyl represents one of the only frontiers that have been […]
Posted on May 14, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
March, 2008 - Nearly 22 Years Since the Accident
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I cannot help but feel a sense of loss each time my mind wanders and finds itself thinking about Chernobyl. I was not alive when the power plant exploded in 1986, having been born in October of that same year, but […]
Posted on May 14, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
What Does the Future Hold for Chernobyl?
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For those that have visited Chernobyl, the general consensus is that the silence of the deserted city is deafening. Guided tours are now being conducted through the area, and those tours may represent one of the first attempts to begin to adapt […]
Posted on April 14, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Long-Term Consequences
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How can we accurately measure the damage caused by the Chernobyl power plant’s meltdown? Without getting into too much detail we can simply come to the conclusion that we can’t. The true cost of the disaster may never be known, as radiation […]
Posted on April 14, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Nuclear Power - A Brief, Unbiased Introduction
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The origins of nuclear power can be traced back to the first achievement of nuclear fission in 1934 by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi. Over the years it has been refined and harnessed, and today it is a highly efficient as well as […]
Posted on April 14, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
What Happened on April 26, 1986?
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Before its meltdown, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant generated approximately 10% of Ukraine’s energy supply. Each of the four RBMK-1000 reactors was capable of producing 1 gigawatt of electricity, and by the late 1970’s all four reactors were coming online. It’s interesting […]
Posted on March 10, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A Brief Introduction to Radiation
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Before we start talking about what actually happened to the Chernobyl power plant, it’s important that you understand how radiation works and why it was such a big deal when the power plant exploded.
Radiation is not like anything that you’ve ever experienced […]
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