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Video: CBC Witness Return to Chernobyl

Geography 152b Hazards. Video: CBC Witness Return to Chernobyl. Questions to think about Context/”Facts”. Questions to Think About. Answer prior to viewing Make a list of questions you have about the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.

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Video: CBC Witness Return to Chernobyl

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  1. Geography 152bHazards Video: CBC WitnessReturn to Chernobyl • Questions to think about • Context/”Facts” Geog 152b

  2. Questions to Think About Answer prior to viewing • Make a list of questions you have about the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. • Make a list of the impacts you would expect to hear about in the video. Geog 152b

  3. Questions to Think About Answer during/after viewing • What are the themes of this video? • Sketch details about the things you wanted to know about (above). Are the details adequate? • Sketch some details of the impacts of the disaster actually covered in the video. • What sources are cited in the video about the disaster and its impacts? • Which impacts were not discussed, or were not discussed in sufficient detail in your view? • When did the Chernobyl accident happen and how many years have passed since (in the video)? Geog 152b

  4. Questions to Think About Answer during/after viewing (cont’d) • Who was responsible for the clean-up? How are they regarded? • Who still live in the villages near the reactor, and what does this imply for the sustainability of these communities? • How are potential health impacts viewed by these residents? To what extent does this agree with what you know about risk perception? • What lessons were learned from the disaster to prevent future similar disasters? • Is Chernobyl closed now? (find out) • What questions remain unanswered from your list? Geog 152b

  5. Location Geog 152b

  6. Chernobyl “Facts” • 25 to 26 April 1986, explosion (steam), fire, and meltdown during a coolant pump test • 100 times the radiation of Hiroshima • mitigating circumstances: power surge + failure of emergency shutdown, human error (power down too far, powered up too fast) • 800000 men involved in cleanup • 31 died shortly after, about 25,000 have died since 1986 • reactor is being encased in a second sarcophagus (100-year) – finished 2009 Geog 152b

  7. Cancer Impacts Source: chernobyl.info Geog 152b

  8. Cancer Impacts Source: chernobyl.info Geog 152b

  9. Socio-Economic Impacts Geog 152b

  10. Socio-Economic Impacts Source: chernobyl.info PEI = 5600 km2 Geog 152b

  11. More Info • chernobyl.info – seems to be the most authoritative site on the disaster and, importantly, recovery • http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html - fascinating and “controversial” commentary on the disaster Geog 152b

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