Film of Chernobyl - the immediate aftermath

micro_dot

I saw this referenced in an article recently. It's about the hours after the explosion, how the heroic human response was both mundane and deadly. You see a helicopter just disintegrate in the sky in front of you. The filmmaker, Vladimir Shevchenko, died very shortly after making the film, along with so many others who were officially 'robots'. Shevchenko's camera is stored in a lead box.
It's one of the eeriest things I've ever seen.

krudler

50,000 people used to live here, now its a ghost town.

Hande hoche!

krudler wrote: »

50,000 people used to live here, now its a ghost town.

Get out of here Stalker!.

Pottler

Nonsense, Chernobyl was nothing but a minor blip, nuclear is totally safe and the undoubted way forward. Less than 100 people died from the chernobyl disaster and Fukushima is all under control, no danger whatsoever. All of which is an insult to those who died, are still dying and whose children will also die. If you want to see pandoras box, watch a video of chernobyl. Which by the way is back in action(the neighbouring reactors are) which is the maddest thing I ever heard.

krudler

Pottler wrote: »

Nonsense, Chernobyl was nothing but a minor blip, nuclear is totally safe and the undoubted way forward. Less than 100 people died from the chernobyl disaster and Fukushima is all under control, no danger whatsoever. All of which is an insult to those who died, are still dying and whose children will also die. If you want to see pandoras box, watch a video of chernobyl. Which by the way is back in action(the neighbouring reactors are) which is the maddest thing I ever heard.

What about the area itself and the deformities people suffered afterwards? I know someone who was there and its meant to be the eeriest place ever, I really wanna go to see how accurate that level from Call Of Duty 4 is :pac:

El Guapo!

krudler wrote: »

I really wanna go to see how accurate that level from Call Of Duty 4 is :pac:

I always wanted to check it out too. I love all those abandoned type places. It looks surreal. I'd love to head over and explore the place. Not sure how the gf would react though if I told her our next holiday was to Chernobyl. :pac:

My name is URL

Someone posted a photographic account of their visit to Pripyat a few years ago

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=57421451

Some great pictures there

kerry4sam

micro_dot wrote: »

I saw this referenced in an article recently. It's about the hours after the explosion, how the heroic human response was both mundane and deadly. You see a helicopter just disintegrate in the sky in front of you. The filmmaker, Vladimir Shevchenko, died very shortly after making the film, along with so many others who were officially 'robots'. Shevchenko's camera is stored in a lead box.
It's one of the eeriest things I've ever seen.

My name is URL wrote: »

Someone posted a photographic account of their visit to Pripyat a few years ago

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=57421451

Some great pictures there

Thanks so much for sharing these!

stmol32

micro_dot wrote: »

Just out of curiosity what time does this happen at?
I can't seem to find it.

orchidsrpretty

If you really want to, you should go soon as the building are becoming unstable and there will be alot of places that will become out of bounds.

stmol32

Sorry brain fart, just noticed it there.

NegativeCreep

Is my computer fucked or was there no sound in that video? Also, who translated that??

I thought the video was boring if I'm honest. I'd like to see a real documentary about the immediate aftermath but I doubt such a thing exists.

the_syco

No sound, as the camera is in a lead box; it's the only reason why it survived, I'd say!

Couple of thousand "heroes" died trying to put the fire out. Most knew going in that they'd die, but went in regardless.

ChunkyLover_53

I remember hearing somewhere that to this day you should top & tail carrots before eating them due to the radiation that leaked from the plant

I can't remember where I heard it...probably due to Chernobyl Radioactivity...actually who am I kidding its from years of alcohol abuse.

the_syco

http://ww.oloo.ru/view.php?video=FdMLFJJyWnM

Watch the video.

There are two heroes that are rarely ever mentioned Underneath Reactor 4 was a massive water module that was meant to hold waste water from the cooling process. Should the melted radioactive material hit that module, a geothermal explosion would've taken place leveling a 200km radius and sending radiation into the stratosphere and beyond. With the remote system down, two divers went in to open the floodgates.

They succeeded, but they never returned and they're bodies have never been found.

kerry4sam

the_syco wrote: »

http://ww.oloo.ru/view.php?video=FdMLFJJyWnM

Watch the video.

Thanks for sharing this!

keith16

the_syco wrote: »

No sound, as the camera is in a lead box; it's the only reason why it survived, I'd say!

Couple of thousand "heroes" died trying to put the fire out. Most knew going in that they'd die, but went in regardless.

They were heroes. They went in to contain the leak

bgrizzley

amazing video, did i see a bird fall out of the sky at 6 minutes?

Duggy747

The mutations and deficencies of the ensuing children in the past 2 decades has been pretty horrific in the general areas that were affected by Chernobyl like Belarus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QetMhP7q4WE

Interestingly enough, animals are surviving pretty well in the abandoned city. Especially wolves who, along with all the other wildlife, are fairly iradiated.

There's pictures of the vehicle graveyard of all the helicopters, trucks, jeeps, diggers, etc, that were used in the evacuation and clean-up which were abandoned. They're all extremely radioactive and highly toxic to be near so they're left out in the open in this massive area to rot away.

kerry4sam

Duggy747 wrote: »

The mutations and deficencies of the ensuing children in the past 2 decades has been pretty horrific in the general areas that were affected by Chernobyl like Belarus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QetMhP7q4WE

Interestingly enough, animals are surviving pretty well in the abandoned city. Especially wolves who, along with all the other wildlife, are fairly iradiated.

There's pictures of the vehicle graveyard of all the helicopters, trucks, jeeps, diggers, etc, that were used in the evacuation and clean-up which were abandoned. They're all extremely radioactive and highly toxic to be near so they're left out in the open in this massive area to rot away.

Thanks for sharing this!

El Guapo!

Duggy747 wrote: »

There's pictures of the vehicle graveyard of all the helicopters, trucks, jeeps, diggers, etc, that were used in the evacuation and clean-up which were abandoned. They're all extremely radioactive and highly toxic to be near so they're left out in the open in this massive area to rot away.

Some great pictures on that website!

Scruffles

amazing video.
have always wondered how the local animals fair now as very little attention went to them.
dont know why they havent just gradualy phased out the entire area all together,moved all the animal and human populants to other distant areas.

an aunt of mine in cork takes kids in her house every year from chernobyl through some charity,was told the one holiday adds years to their lives,how can any government let their inhabitants still live in such a toxic place?

Run_to_da_hills

Pottler wrote: »

Nonsense, Chernobyl was nothing but a minor blip, nuclear is totally safe and the undoubted way forward. Less than 100 people died from the chernobyl disaster and Fukushima is all under control, no danger whatsoever. All of which is an insult to those who died, are still dying and whose children will also die. If you want to see pandoras box, watch a video of chernobyl. Which by the way is back in action(the neighbouring reactors are) which is the maddest thing I ever heard.

Are you the editor of this magazine.?

MadYaker

I read an interview somewhere with one of the firemen who was first on the scene immediately after the blast to extinguish the fires. They got of the truck beside the reactor and were looking at big chunks of graphite from the heart of the reactor on the ground and they had no idea how dangerous it was. All were exposed to fatal doses in seconds and were died slow painful deaths within a few weeks. One of the firemen reported staring into the blasted open reactor from the roof and getting a metallic taste in his mouth a feeling like pins and needles on his face! The fact that they were so clueless makes it so sad imo. Such a tragic waste of life.

Kylo Ren

krudler wrote: »

What about the area itself and the deformities people suffered afterwards? I know someone who was there and its meant to be the eeriest place ever, I really wanna go to see how accurate that level from Call Of Duty 4 is :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yit90VHYvYg

Duggy747

Scruffles wrote: »

amazing video.
have always wondered how the local animals fair now as very little attention went to them.
dont know why they havent just gradualy phased out the entire area all together,moved all the animal and human populants to other distant areas.

This doc is interesting and gives a good insight into the animals who live within the 30km (Dead Zone)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0wuc8SsMMI

The animals are providing great research into how they're managing to survive considering the toxic levels.

the_syco

Scruffles wrote: »

how can any government let their inhabitants still live in such a toxic place?

A month after the accident, all those living within a 30 km (19 mi) radius of the plant (about 116,000 people) had been relocated. Look at this map to see the area of devastation caused, and you'll see why people are still being effected. You don't have to be close to be affected.

Scruffles wrote: »

amazing video.
have always wondered how the local animals fair now as very little attention went to them.

Very good.

Scruffles wrote: »

dont know why they havent just gradualy phased out the entire area all together,moved all the animal and human populants to other distant areas.

Most plants and animals died when the accident took place. It's now an animal sanctuary!

Some plants and animals have been able to adapt to the increase radiation levels present in and around Chernobyl. Arabidopsis, a native plant to Chernobyl, are able to resist high concentrations of ionizing radiation and resist forming mutations. This species of plant has been able to develop mechanisms to tolerate chronic radiation that would otherwise be harmful or lethal to other species. Recent studies suggest the 19-mile (30 km) "exclusion zone" surrounding the Chernobyl disaster has become a wildlife sanctuary. Animals have reclaimed the land including rare species such as lynx, Przewalski’s horses, wild boars and eagle owls whose populations are all thriving. When the disaster first occurred, many animals and plants died immediately; however, 25 years later, these animals and plants are reclaiming the abandoned cities to make it their habitat. Even the site of the explosion is flourishing with wildlife as birds nest in the wrecked nuclear plant, and plants and mushrooms live in and on the site.
Due to the bioaccumulation of Caesium-137, some mushrooms as well as wild animals which eat them, e.g. wild boars hunted in Germany and deer in Austria, may have levels which are not considered safe for human consumption.[25] Mandatory radiation testing of sheep in parts of the UK that graze on lands with contaminated peat was lifted in 2012.

As they cannot be eaten, they're not shot, and thus they flourish!

Yitzhak Rabin

kerry4sam wrote: »

Thanks for sharing this!

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kerry4sam

yekahS wrote: »

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strobe

micro_dot wrote: »

I saw this referenced in an article recently. It's about the hours after the explosion, how the heroic human response was both mundane and deadly. You see a helicopter just disintegrate in the sky in front of you. The filmmaker, Vladimir Shevchenko, died very shortly after making the film, along with so many others who were officially 'robots'. Shevchenko's camera is stored in a lead box.
It's one of the eeriest things I've ever seen.

Thanks for sharing Micro, really interesting.

strobe

The BBC did a nature documentary before in Chernobyl, was cool, apparently there are feral cats and squirrels and owls and what have you living there perfectly happily, in the abandoned offices and houses and all. They don't live long enough naturally for the radiation and the cancers etc that it causes and accelerates to effect them much. There is a kind of poetic something or other about the whole thing, mankind moving in and polluting the whole gaff, having to abandon it, but ultimately it was only mankind that was driven out and the other lads kept on keeping on, reclaiming the area free from their interference for potentially hundreds of years.