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  • #16
    Originally posted by Doktor View Post
    :slap:

    Why would anyone pay to go there?

    Do they provide NBC suits?

    According to some Russian sites, even today people work there. They continue to place the cover on top of the blown up reactor, so that radiation could not spread.

    They are allowed to work inside not more than 2 minutes a day in special protective uniform, and they get $1000 monthly salary for this 2 minute job a day, which is 5 times bigger than an average salary in this region. Many people try to tune their the dosage indicators so that they show less numbers than they got in reality so that they could work more and earn more.

    I guess we should send the tourists there to place the cover and pay for doing that job!
    The steel cap is being built away from the site. It'll be moved into position by rail over top of the reactor once completed and the concrete pumped in
    In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

    Leibniz

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    • #17
      Doc , NBC suits are totally useless against radiation .

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
        The steel cap is being built away from the site. It'll be moved into position by rail over top of the reactor once completed and the concrete pumped in
        Yep. Perfect for tourists. What can go wrong?

        @ Tankie

        I know mate, hence why asked.
        No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

        To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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        • #19
          Not sure Pari. I just remember someone mentioning that tours were closed (temporarily?) when I was in Kyiv a few weeks back.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Minskaya View Post
            Not sure Pari. I just remember someone mentioning that tours were closed (temporarily?) when I was in Kyiv a few weeks back.
            It may well be, the govt. insists that everyone fills in a form stating that they're scientists conducting research. I'd certainly imagine the construction companies involved with the dome would be getting pissed off with tourists wandering around when they're trying to set up everything for it's placement.
            In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

            Leibniz

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Doktor View Post
              :slap:

              Why would anyone pay to go there?

              Do they provide NBC suits?

              According to some Russian sites, even today people work there. They continue to place the cover on top of the blown up reactor, so that radiation could not spread.

              They are allowed to work inside not more than 2 minutes a day in special protective uniform, and they get $1000 monthly salary for this 2 minute job a day, which is 5 times bigger than an average salary in this region. Many people try to tune their the dosage indicators so that they show less numbers than they got in reality so that they could work more and earn more.

              I guess we should send the tourists there to place the cover and pay for doing that job!
              It's not as bad as you'd think. Actually, the workers can work up to 40 hours per week, radiation at the site where the new shelter is being constructed is low enough. Here's a good article about it's construction: Building Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement | In-depth | The Engineer

              Once it's completed, it will be slid over top of the existing containment structure. Once in place, the original containment will be disassembled, eventually leading to the whole plant being disassembled.

              The last working reactor, number 3, was actually just shut down 13 years ago.
              "If a man does his best, what else is there?"
              -General George Patton Jr.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
                Meanwhile, lurking in the basement
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                IIRC, that's actually concrete "pouring" out of the pipe; the reactor core got so hot it melted the concrete.
                "There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Stitch View Post
                  IIRC, that's actually concrete "pouring" out of the pipe; the reactor core got so hot it melted the concrete.
                  It has what was concrete mixed with it yes.
                  Corium
                  Corium (nuclear reactor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
                  In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

                  Leibniz

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                  • #24
                    With assistance from an international consortium, Ukraine is building the Novarka (New Arch) to cover the damaged reactor at Chernobyl. The current concrete cover is cracking and there are fears it will begin to leak radiation into the environment. Novarka will be the largest structure of its kind in the world... four times heavier than the Eiffel Tower, taller that the Statue of Liberty, and wider than the Stade de France. To prevent the structure suffering from corrosion, Novarka engineers have had to be very inventive. Their solutions include making sure that the structure has maximum airtightness, insulating it with a stainless steel exterior skin and circulating dry air in the arch to prevent humidity from forming.




                    The Novarka is under construction and currently is about half of its final height/width
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                    • #25
                      Incredible to see the pics of the abandoned settlements
                      Originally posted by tankie View Post
                      Vegetation taking over .
                      The region has become a real life example of what would happen regarding nature if humans abandoned land on a large scale, and radiation aside, their is scope for major ecotourism in the area. Beavers have boomed and been able to block the canals and rivers again and wetlands have followed, along with a host of other associated species. Alot of the larger animals have returned and reintroduction programs have allowed the european bison and Przewalski to thrive.

                      Chernobyl Zone — Europe’s Largest Wildlife Refuge? « Russia Watch

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
                        And tourists

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                        These aren't tourists, they are actors from the film Chernobyl diary film...

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