Return to Chernobyl, Part 6/Six

This video is the last episode of six. Find the rest of the episodes at: www.youtube.com/ChernobylChildren

In the summer of 2003, architect and Chernobyl Children's Project International volunteer Duncan Stewart was in Belarus to design two buildings for CCPI and film a documentary. He suffered a near fatal accident.

Two years later, in recovery from massive injuries, he returned to see the completed work, reconstruct his broken memory, and learn more about the impact of Chernobyl on children and families in Belarus. This video tells the shocking story of Duncan's accident and rescue, his emotional reunion with the Belarusian doctors who saved him, and the CCPI projects that brought him to Belarus in the first place. Learn more: http://chernobyl.typepad.com. By permission of Earth Horizon Productions.

In this episode, Duncan visits experts on radiation to learn about the state of the ruined sarcophagus enclosing the Chernobyl reactor, the consequences of a collapse, and hears differing opinions on the best way to contain the reactor. (Since this documentary was filmed, significant work has been completed to shore up the reactor). Duncan concludes the documentary with his hopes that lessons have been learned from Chernobyl, and by stating that "we can't forget these people and what happened to them."

You can learn more about what Chernobyl Children's Project International is doing to help in the region at http://chernobyl.typepad.com

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• chernobyl
• radiation
• nuclear
• CCPI
• Duncan
• Stewart
• Nesterenko
• Lepin

[whoquiensabe]

this is haunting 1000 + reactors in the world, do something to stop this.

[KNGarver]

And the only radiation I ever get exposed to is solar radiation because the atmosphere is thinner.

[KNGarver]

That's why I live in Alaska, thousands of kilometers away from the stupid californians and their 10 nuke plants.

[Xantec]

i hope they can secure the containment system used to cover Reactor 4.

the RBMK isnt dangerous IF ITS FAULTS ARE RESPECTED, its was the shift manager that caused it by operating the reactor in an power zone that was too low, turbines stalled, water stopped circulating and boiled, resultant steam pressure blew the lid off!

[vikula1]

@silverspike819 I was born there. was 12 when chernobyl happenned. at 15 moved to the US. last year was diagnosed with breast cancer. Have read numerous articles about the effects of exposure to low levels of radiation for a prolong period of time. With no history of cancer in the family at all (grandfather died of cancer in 1986 due to Chernobyl), I am sure that my cancer was caused by Chernobyl and nothing else.

[Timsalt3100]

The new enclosure for those who are not sure the new enclosure is the NSC delayed by 1 year it's now set to be in place by 2013

[TheBroadMinded]

well documented film.

[gendoismyho]

oh i love watching stuff bout nuclear explosions. even though its not a good thing its interesting to learn bout

[alimacdee]

thanks for posting this series of videos!

[silverspike819]

my grandma is from gomeli and she is now dead after 15 year of battle with cancer