Chernobyl

[Slick]

I didn't forget you folks. I know that the medical folks who deal with radiology keep good exposure records. Both on the x-ray side and the medical isotopes side. I was trying to point out some of the occupations who receive exposure, but don't keep records or even acknowledge that they are getting exposed.

My lifetime occupational radiation exposure (after 15 years as a radiation and contamination qualified worker) is less than the equivalent of 1 chest x-ray. Of course, as an engineer, I don't get as much exposure as some of the other workers.

Slick.

[ April 25, 2004, 11:09: Message edited by: Slick ]

[Loser]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
Thank you for posting the link to this site. Thank you very much. I wonder why no one has done a documentary on what this lady has done. THAT would make a fine evening of television to be sure.

I think one of the problems with doing such a documentary, and that could keep it from being done, is that at some point they would just have to go into the dead zone with her.

Considering her views on bringing people with her maybe this is highly objectionable.

Considering the time that has passed since that site was first put up maybe she doesn't do it anymore and has no interest.

And today, or tomorrow morning at 0123 rather, is the aniversary. Nice timing on Timstone's part, posted with enough time to get a lot of interest, and threadjacking, before the day rolled around.

[PvK]

I expect most modern TV "journalists" proposed with this story would want to do it themselves to get the spotlight points, but then probably be afraid to do it.

PvK

[freduk]

Very nice story indeed!
I also remember the Chernobyl accident, I was only 7 years old when it happened.
We were not allowed to eat vegetables from our garden that year and I also remember my parents we're pretty freaked out about it.
Looking back, the radiactive cloud went for finland and sweden, got bounced of by northern wind thus skipping norway and sweden and spread throughout parts ofgermany and the netherlands instead.

Also: the chernobyl area havent been deserted totally now is it? I heard the russian government just kept the other 3 reactors running because they had no money building new ones. Until a few years ago.
Yes, they are quite crazy.

Ook grappig dat er nog redelijk wat nederlanders op dit forum/ pbw zitten, dat had ik niet verwacht!

[Atrocities]

I would love to have the money and time to do something like this for my hobbies.

[Timstone]

Slick:
Thanks for this excellent answer. I really like this. It only rarely that I get speak with persons who have such an interesting job as you have. Thanks again for the fabulous explanantion.
Two thumbs up for you!

[Captain Kwok]

I'm curious to how they can continue to operate the other 3 reactors. Is it because their shielded against radiation - so they're not as affected by their proximity to the accident site as say, the town was? Or is the accident site less radioactive because of the absorbing materials they dumped on it?