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Video: Discovery Channel The Battle of Chernobyl

Geography 2152 Hazards. Video: Discovery Channel The Battle of Chernobyl. Questions to think about Context/”Facts”. Chernobyl “Facts”. 25 to 26 April 1986, explosion (steam), fire, and meltdown during a coolant pump test 100 times the radiation of Hiroshima

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Video: Discovery Channel The Battle of Chernobyl

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  1. Geography 2152Hazards Video: Discovery ChannelThe Battle of Chernobyl • Questions to think about • Context/”Facts” Geog 2152

  2. 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) • 800,000 men involved in cleanup • last Chernobyl reactor shut down 2000 • reactor is being encased in a second sarcophagus (100-year) – finished 2009 Geog 2152

  3. Questions to Think About • What are the themes of this video? • What impacts were discussed well? • Which impacts were not discussed, or were not discussed in sufficient detail in your view? • What concepts from the course did this video discuss best? (e.g., vulnerability, emergency preparedness, handling losses etc) Geog 2152

  4. Location Geog 2152

  5. Location Belarus Russia Pripyat Ukraine Geog 2152

  6. Location Geog 2152

  7. Health Effects • 56 direct deaths (47 accident workers, and nine children with thyroid cancer), • 4,000 extra cancer deaths among the approximately 600,000 most highly exposed Source:United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) Geog 2152

  8. Cancer Impacts Source: chernobyl.info Geog 2152

  9. Cancer Impacts Source: chernobyl.info Geog 2152

  10. Socio-Economic Impacts Geog 2152

  11. Socio-Economic Impacts Source: chernobyl.info PEI = 5600 km2 Geog 2152

  12. 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 2152

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