NOVA - Inside Chernobyl's Sarcophagus part 1

This episode 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.

"This file was digitised from a VHS recording of the program. The picture quality is
fair, however, the sound track has some occasional static, especially towards the
beginning.

I think this is the 1996 updated version of the original 1991 program and includes an
extra 10 minutes of interviews with several of the original scientists. It is shorter
than the 60 minutes described on the BBC website and may have been edited."

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[HedgehogStudios1]

I think my right ear has been exposed to radiation

[otlg30]

@travpoet You mean the Japan disaster that was caused by the 5th largest recorded earthquake coupled with a 30ft+ tsunami. Using the same logic we shouldn't live in houses since many were destroyed. If any Japan demonstrates how far we've come as the nuclear release is *relatively* minor given the scope of the disaster the plants were involved in. I'll also point out those are the oldest nukes in Japan and all the others are completely fine. If anything it means we need NEW plants not NONE.

[zubomglol]

It would be very exciting to make a trip to Chernobyl

[zubomglol]

I can't stop thinking about this whole thing about Chernobyl

[teddythebenny]

@JohnAhrendt does it work ? a defense contractor in the US provided 800,000 chemical suits, developed in the 80s. a number of them were defects, but adding nominal, low density wind pressures, made the suits useless in a matter of hours. The US troops in both gulf wars were, blowing up arm depots, not knowing they were blowing up chemical ones as well as conventional depots. the so called, Gulf war syndrome... good old america.

[QBMan]

@Jemalacane Yeah... The Earth, but enviroment needs the sun too. You cant just cover the whole earth with solar cells xD

[Tokamak85]

@Jemalacane If you're referencing scishow's "Solar Energy" video, he say says it is six hours to one year

Google "pvcdrom", it is an excellent resource to learn more about Solar Energy.

[Jemalacane]

@Tokamak85 The Earth receives more energy from the Sun in one hour than the human race makes in a year!

[JohnAhrendt]

I <3 America! Im only 13 and i can walk down to wall mart and buy a beter respirator than thoes highly trained russian scientists.

[Chaindoggie]

GET OUT OF THERE STALKERS >:C

[chi6075]

my audio is farting at me