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English article link by StandardDeviant · 2000-12-15 08:09 · Score: 2 · on Chernobyl (Finally) Shuts Down

My russian is reeeeeeeeeeeeeal rusty so I'm not sure if this is the same text as the linked article but it still has cool photos and is an interesting read: Post-Accident Report

Oh, btw, the russian stuff seems to be in KOI-8 if you want to look at that.

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Re:What actually caused the accident at chernobyl? by BlowCat · 2000-12-15 06:31 · Score: 1 · on Chernobyl (Finally) Shuts Down

> The power increase feature of the RBMK caused a rupture in the cooling system and a large steam explosion occurred.

It's not a feature. It's a bug.
Segmentation fault. Core dumped.

I don't read Russian either, but... by Tau+Zero · 2000-12-15 02:51 · Score: 5 · on Chernobyl (Finally) Shuts Down

I've seen enough documentary material on the incident to recognize some of this stuff. If I am not missing something, http://polyn.net.kiae.su/ins/ltsm/f/f421.gif shows some Chernobylite spilling from a pipe, and http://polyn.net.kiae.su/ins/ltsm/f/r421.gif shows the distribution of material within the reactor building. As I do not read Russian I can't tell you the difference between the red stuff and the green stuff in the latter drawing.

One of the interesting things about Chernobylite is that it appears to be made from fuel melting into the sand which surrounded the reactor itself. We are working on converting radwaste into a glass form for final disposal, and this got there quite by accident. It also did a remarkable job of flowing without melting through things; it's all over the floors, but doesn't appear to have gone any significant distance though them. If someone wanted to budget the money for the robots and such, it shouldn't be terribly hard to break the stuff into chunks using hammers and shovel it up into canisters to cart away. In any event, it's not an immediate problem because it's quite well immobilized as-is. The bigger problem is the stuff on the ground floor of the building that's in small particles or dust form, because it can be leached or blown into the air by a building collapse or just the wind.

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I don't read Russian either, but... by Tau+Zero · 2000-12-15 02:51 · Score: 5 · on Chernobyl (Finally) Shuts Down

I've seen enough documentary material on the incident to recognize some of this stuff. If I am not missing something, http://polyn.net.kiae.su/ins/ltsm/f/f421.gif shows some Chernobylite spilling from a pipe, and http://polyn.net.kiae.su/ins/ltsm/f/r421.gif shows the distribution of material within the reactor building. As I do not read Russian I can't tell you the difference between the red stuff and the green stuff in the latter drawing.

One of the interesting things about Chernobylite is that it appears to be made from fuel melting into the sand which surrounded the reactor itself. We are working on converting radwaste into a glass form for final disposal, and this got there quite by accident. It also did a remarkable job of flowing without melting through things; it's all over the floors, but doesn't appear to have gone any significant distance though them. If someone wanted to budget the money for the robots and such, it shouldn't be terribly hard to break the stuff into chunks using hammers and shovel it up into canisters to cart away. In any event, it's not an immediate problem because it's quite well immobilized as-is. The bigger problem is the stuff on the ground floor of the building that's in small particles or dust form, because it can be leached or blown into the air by a building collapse or just the wind.

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All of the pictures by UU7 · 2000-12-15 02:35 · Score: 2 · on Chernobyl (Finally) Shuts Down

http://polyn.net.kiae.su/ins/ltsm/f/
get your pictures there, one stop meltdown shop.