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December 10, 2013
Chernobyl’s Hot Mess,
made it into a steam corridor beneath failed reactor Number 4. Inside this chamber they found black lava that had oozed straight from the core. The most famous formation was a solid flow that their radiation sensors firmly told them not to approach. With cameras pushed in from around a corner, the workers dubbed the dimly lit mass “the Elephant’s Foot.” According to readings taken at the time, the still hot portion of molten core put out enough radiation to give a lethal dose in 300 seconds.
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 10, 2013 5:50 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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This is a nice companion piece to this posting: http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter1.html
Posted by: MarkH at December 10, 2013 7:33 PM
Yay Soviet technology! We should use scientific Marxism-Leninism for everything!
Chernobyl = Soviet technology
Detroit = Soviet governance, and sociology, and....
Posted by: Mikey NTH at December 10, 2013 9:23 PM
When Lefties screw the pooch, the beast gets the clap. I don't think OOPS covers this mess.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at December 11, 2013 1:49 AM
There were a lot of workers that lost their lives trying to contain it. I wonder how many knew they were in danger and were sacrificing themselves for the safety of others.
Posted by: Potsie at December 11, 2013 4:56 AM