Chernobyl in the news

[twinturbo427]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/ts_afp/russiaheatwavefires

I agree with one of the comments posted below the story in that it is an excellent headline to sell papers, but without some data, not honest information.  The article does make some other points about the lack of infrastructure and denial by the authorities.  I prefer the website  www.kiddofspeed.com  as it is much more entertaining.

[grantime]

I'm sure a isotopic of the ashes would be interesting but I doubt there are significant concentrations of any measurable radionuclides in the smoke.  Very high percentage of what was released in orginal accident was short lived.

[nuke_girl]

I agree Grantime..i think the isotope of concern at this point is CS 137 , and with a 30 year half life, it has about ten more years before we start seeing a true decline , as it decays into Barium 137. Not many suprises altho, The forest that was cut and buried will decompose leaving,  concentrated compost in the soil with the potential for more loss of contamination control. Be that as it may, i believe the main concern for food chain events were the lichen to reindeer meat. Fish to human as well, but i believe that was addressed. ( Chernobyl is the red flag for a headline, sure to bring a public outcry from the so called environmentalists round the globe. ) This is not new data..just a new headline sensationalism.

[AaronBuchanan]

I agree Grantime..i think the isotope of concern at this point is CS 137 , and with a 30 year half life, it has about ten more years before we start seeing a true decline , as it decays into Barium 137. Not many suprises altho, The forest that was cut and buried will decompose leaving,  concentrated compost in the soil with the potential for more loss of contamination control. Be that as it may, i believe the main concern for food chain events were the lichen to reindeer meat. Fish to human as well, but i believe that was addressed. ( Chernobyl is the red flag for a headline, sure to bring a public outcry from the so called environmentalists round the globe. ) This is not new data..just a new headline sensationalism.

One big thing that scientists learned when they tested the flora/fauna was that surprising lack of damage done on the overall scale.

[Sun Dog]

In the April 2011 issue of More magazine there is an intriguing article titled "A Country of Women."  The article tells the story of a community of Russian women who have chosen to set up camp in lands surrounding Chernobyl.

It may provide the reader with a sense of the subjectiveness of risk.

[twinturbo427]

In the April 2011 issue of More magazine there is an intriguing article titled "A Country of Women."  The article tells the story of a community of Russian women who have chosen to set up camp in lands surrounding Chernobyl.

It may provide the reader with a sense of the subjectiveness of risk.

Thanks for the info, I am going to check it out

[HydroDave63]

In the April 2011 issue of More magazine there is an intriguing article titled "A Country of Women."  The article tells the story of a community of Russian women who have chosen to set up camp in lands surrounding Chernobyl.

It may provide the reader with a sense of the subjectiveness of risk.

Here's one of the locals with a yen for digging up real fission fragments, and apparently taking considerable dose while making videos!

She talks about waiting for her superpowers...but based on her technique, more likely she'll share the same fate as Mrs. Roentgen.... 

[GLW]

Here's one of the locals with a yen for digging up real fission fragments,....

Perhaps the hotels serving the area should consider portal monitors?!?!?!?!,... 

[twinturbo427]

You had me at "radioactive ant bites" 

[HydroDave63]

So the apples are fine, the moss and mushrooms not so much