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: 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: 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: 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: 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: jessymbs | 2010-12-30 | Medicine Chinook offers custom medical supplies that can be used in the harshest environments in the world. This e-store stocks a range of emergency medical supplies, first aid kit supplies, and a lot more essential supplies. These custom medical supplies can be used to provide emergency medical services during disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, and pandemic diseases. 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: 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: 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: Otto King | 2010-04-04 | Politics Most people can tolerate a drought - even Californians, captivated by the sight of their burning homes and resolving to build again, hopefully in time for next year's inferno. You hear the same question in the aftermath of every natural disaster: Why tempt fate by living in a place that could so easily be destroyed? Maybe we have no choice. Maybe we are programmed to seek a lemming-like self destruction as a way of culling the herd: subconscious population control. read more
By: Tom Selwick | 2010-09-24 | Article Marketing The top ten deadliest natural disasters have occurred in places other than the United States. However, that does not mean that your family does not face the threat of one potentially occurring every day. 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: David Snell | 2012-05-23 | Construction This is the first of a 2 part encounter that I had with a severe case of water intrusion on a set of condo's in Charleston, South Carolina. The second part will be released in the next couple of days as it is finished, and will detail more of the actual remediation side of things. read more
By: AmyKyles | 2011-04-03 | Health & Fitness The Fukushima Nuclear in Japan features a track history of nucular disaster inside previous. Learn additional regarding the Fukushima Nuclear disaster, as well as other info for the Japan Nuculear Disaster. read more