Chernobyl: how far were you 30 years ago?

[Uncle Wig]

I was in Albuquerque. That story is what prompted me to stop using my clock-radio set to NPR to wake up.

[Michael]

deckeda wrote:
[quote=D. Lawson]
Google Maps says "No Routes Found," so I have no idea.

try http://www.distancefromto.net
I was 5321.12 miles.

[AllGold]

A couple good documentaries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tj4nruBZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGUbfzr31s

According to the first link, s-t, you came close to having to evacuate.

[Buzz]

... thought it said something about a 30 year old Chevrolet.
sorrily in need of new glasses and a new Rx for them.
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[pdq]

Buzz wrote:


... thought it said something about a 30 year old Chevrolet.
sorrily in need of new glasses and a new Rx for them.
==

A damn fine lookin car, Buzz.

Love dem rectangular headlights.

[SteveO]

Buzz wrote:


... thought it said something about a 30 year old Chevrolet.
sorrily in need of new glasses and a new Rx for them.
==

Classic.

Re Chernobyl: I was in flyover nation.

[Speedy]

4987 miles. Not far enough.

[Speedy]

Anyone care to comment on the comparison. One comment is that it is a stretch not to consider Fukushima a man-made disaster because if the backup generators had been placed high up in this tsunami zone, then the disaster would have been mitigated.

Chernobyl vs. Fukushima

http://theconversation.com/forget-fukush...alth-57942

"Chernobyl has no comparison

In short, Chernobyl is by far the worst nuclear power plant accident of all time. It was a totally human-made event – a “safety” test gone terribly awry – made worse by incompetent workers who did all the wrong things when attempting to avert a meltdown.

Fukushima in contrast, was an unfortunate natural disaster – caused by a tsunami that flooded reactor basements – and the workers acted responsibly to mitigate the damage despite loss of electrical power.

April 26, 1986 was the darkest day in the history of nuclear power. Thirty years later, there is no rival that comes even close to Chernobyl in terms of public health consequences; certainly not Fukushima. We must be vigilant to ensure nothing like Chernobyl ever happens again. We don’t want to be “celebrating” any more anniversaries like this one."

[jdc]

Speedy wrote:
April 26, 1986 was the darkest day in the history of nuclear power.

I think this was:

[deckeda]

The answer to Fukushima is if it would have been reasonable or recommended, NOT in hindsight, to have primary or secondary power kept safer from water. If not, then no, it's a natural disaster that shapes future designs.