[struwwelpeter]

Friends in Kyiv say that during the days of Chernobyl, nothing was said to the general population. A parade was held along the boulevards, but many noted that the biggest burocrats had disappeared from the city.

[isthisnickcool]

This is interesting. See the links at the bottom of the page.

[Bear_Slayer]

Is there any relationship to this nuclear accident in 1986 and the collapse of the Soviet Union?

[jess35]

The aftermath of Chernobyl wasn't nearly as horrific as was expected. It's really surprised the doom and gloom crowd.

[mmercier]

my fave, the fr is the greatest... have not yet been able to vent on radiation.

in any case here goes: nuclear power generation is the most important technology that humanity currently employs. nuclear power generation is cost effective, environmentally friendly and a virtually limitless source of near free power. nearly free power that can be delivered to the far reaches of the planet and will bring prosperity to all humans, everywhere.

i no longer subscribe to conspiracy theories, i believe that nuclear power is underutilized because of justifiable fears within the hearts of average people. mistakes were made and will be made again, that is the nature of our technological evolution. imo the potential benefits so outweigh the potential consequences of error that i believe humanity is making the gravest of historical errors by not working this technology to the limit.

i could rant on and on, but wont. in short i believe that if there were serious people running this country, the "energy policy" joke we call "policy" would be a simple one sentence bill:

the united states government shall authorize the construction of 200 nuclear power generation facilities,
four to be sited in every state of the union.

posterity will curse us for our blindness, and we will end up burning twigs to cook supper on our current path. burning oil, coal and gas to heat homes and light streets is an abomination against the intelligence that God gave to man.

i have to go, as another nuclear force (the wife) is going to put this kb into one of my bodily orifices.

please remember that radiation is our friend, probably our only friend.

[Waco]

Socialism is such a success, ain't it?

[aruanan]

CHERNOBYL - INVISIBLE DEATH (Chernobyl' - Nevidimaya Smert')

Except for some workers at the site, most of the long lasting damage of Chernobyl was caused by the uprooting of people and being put on the dole by the government following the "disaster". As far as radiation-related illnesses went, there was little.