Chernobyl, 30 Years On

[Hobbes]

Some drone video of Chernobyl on the 30th anniversary.




Reminds of the TV series Life After People

 

[dennishoddy]

Surprised it's not grown up with trees and brush more than it is.

 

[Ace_on_the_Turn]

Some drone video of Chernobyl on the 30th anniversary.




Reminds of the TV series Life After People

I wonder what Fukushima will look like in 25 years. Hard to believe it's been 5 years since the Fukushima disaster.

 

[ronny]

That's scary crap!

 

[454308]

Try finding the River Monsters? Show with Jeremy wade. He got permission from the Russian gov't to fish the cooling lake.

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[Mkokc]

For some reason to me it's fascinating, if you look closely it's almost like the planet is healing itself, I know it will be past our lifetime but it will be habitable again

 

[Mos Eisley]

The danger there isn't over. The sarcophagus is already past it's expected life and the new safe confinement structure is over budget and not expected to be completed until the end of 2017. It's never been cleaned up, the sarcophagus is leaking rain water through it's roof, and it is partially supported by reactor debris. A collapse would release large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere...again.

I'm glad I'm not as close to it as I was back in 1987. They were warning us of possible contaminated German milk at the time. That milk was horrible anyway, no problem staying away from it.

 

[dennishoddy]

The danger there isn't over. The sarcophagus is already past it's expected life and the new safe confinement structure is over budget and not expected to be completed until the end of 2017. It's never been cleaned up, the sarcophagus is leaking rain water through it's roof, and it is partially supported by reactor debris. A collapse would release large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere...again.

I'm glad I'm not as close to it as I was back in 1987. They were warning us of possible contaminated German milk at the time. That milk was horrible anyway, no problem staying away from it.

I remember that warning about milk and other things in eastern Europe.

 

[1mathom1]

Creepy. I saw a show documenting mutation of animals in the area. It was interesting to see that some species adapted with little or no visible change while others were riddled with problems.

 

[Shadowrider]

For some reason to me it's fascinating, if you look closely it's almost like the planet is healing itself, I know it will be past our lifetime but it will be habitable again

That's because it is healing itself. Our planet doesn't even know we are here really. It'll be rocking along just fine long after all of us are gone.