By: Alan Rocha | 2011-04-10 | Travel & Leisure Yes, the radiation produced its way to the US, but the quantity was quite modest in comparison to various hundreds of miles close to that plant. The West coast of the US is over 4500 miles from Japan... read more
By: Paul Barker | 2010-12-06 | Computer Over recent years viruses that are spread in the form of e-mail attachments have become increasingly more common with widespread attacks taking place across the globe, the most famous of which being the CIH virus mail attack. On 26 April 1998 the first wave of the much feared CIH virus (or Chernobyl virus) struck across the world. read more
By: lynthomas | 2011-04-15 | Health & Fitness After their home addresses were posted on the internet by a group of protestors, angry at the authorities handling of the nuclear crisis, managers of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the operators of ... read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-28 | News and society While the world is witnessing the worst nuclear crisis happened in Fukushima, Japan. Belarus, Ukraine and Russia marked the 25th anniversary of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear crisis which was considered as worst civil nuclear accident on the planet. Along with these three countries, people from all around the world are also celebrating this disaster. read more
By: Charlotte Rivington | 2011-07-28 | Arts & Entertainment Bjørn Harvig is this Danish guy who rides his bike everywhere. And by everywhere, we don’t mean to visit his parents or to and from work. We’re talking from Copenhagen to places like Iran, Mongolia, or Uzbekistan. He recently sent us this story from a trip he took to Chernobyl and the surrounding areas, where he found out some scary stuff about how radioactive furniture has been sold all read more
By: Rob | 2010-09-24 | Travel Tips The storyline of that terrible chain of events is told at the Chernobyl Museum in Kiev which didn't merely have an impact on people in Ukraine but in addition Belarus, bits of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. read more
By: Rob | 2010-09-23 | Travel Tips At the moment of the catastrophe, Chernobyl was home to 14,000 citizens and right now, several people still live inside the exclusion zone and plenty of people work in the town for around 4 days a week. The tour commenced in Chernobyl for a conventional Ukraine meal. First stop is the fire station where there is a monument to the brave fireman who struggled to contain the radiation many of whom were to die of radiation sickness. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-26 | News and society On April 26, 2011, Ukraine celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear crisis that resulted in severe consequences. Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, make a landmark visit to Chernobyl for memorial ceremonies. Early on Tuesday, President Yanukovych also attended a candle-lighting service led by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who struck a bell at 0123 (2223 GMT Monday), the time of the blast, in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. On 26 April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl’s No 4 reactor killed immediately 31 people, forced the huge evacuation of thousands of people from their homes in Ukraine, western Russia and Belarus and led to radiation-related sicknesses such as cancer of many others.
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By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-26 | Current Affairs In current time, Ukraine is marking the 25th anniversary of nuclear accident at Chernobyl power plant, which is considered the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. On April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl plant in the border of Ukraine-Belarus exploded ad caught fire for days afterwards. A number of 31 people were killed immediately while estimated 4400 people were caught to death due to radiation-related sicknesses. Tens of thousands residents were forced to flee from a highly contaminated area and never returned. The explosion had sent radiation billowing across Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus. 25 years has passed away, but the town closest to the site Prypyat has still been abandoned as a ghost town. Thousand of houses have been inhabited and left to fall into ruin. read more
By: Saptarshi Majumdar | 2011-03-25 | Current Events March 11th, 2011 would be a red lettered day in the history of Japan. A massive Tsunami hit Japan. And Japan sufferred a massive loss of lives. Japan is largely dependent on the nuclear energies for its day to day life. And the Tsunami affected the Nuclear reactors of Japan and resulted in spread of radiations in the atmosphere. However this massive natural disaster in Japan brought to traditional read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-04-08 | News and society Twenty five years after the worst nuclear accident in the world, the abandoned city of Prypiat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been mentioned again due to fears of a nuclear catastrophe in northeastern Japan. The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine left the city of Prypiat in ruins and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in difficult situation with contaminated food by radiation. read more
By: Cameron Martel 1 | 2008-04-30 | Sociology In the Western region of the former Soviet Union, at that time the only Superpower in the world other than the United States, disaster struck the sleepy Ukraine town of Pripyat. On April 26, 1986, in the cold early morning hours, read more
By: Mohammad Mansoor Ali Ansari | 2009-08-12 | Free With the threat of Naxals surrounding Delhi another concern is also raised about the poor safety and security arrangements for Nuclear Assets. Recent killing of Nuclear Scientist is also an alarming issue. The deteriorating situation of the security of Indian Nuclear Assets and possible leakage of secrets may raise many serious questions!! read more
By: james stephen | 2010-11-26 | Software Computer has become indisputable part of our life. We can't imagine our life without computer in present scenario. Imagine ! What will happen when your computers stops working . Really it will cause a lot of problems along with financial losses too! read more