Category Archives: Chernobyl

UPDATE: I don’t think the answers are technical. I think the answers lie in the realm of cooperative activity and open communication when it comes to developing advanced sources of power.

Although it may seem contra-intuitive, the answer will be more communication, not less.

We might recognize a common factor in all recent disasters – secrecy and lack of information were the root cause, and solutions were found only when open communication was established.

This originally appeared as a conclusion. It is more useful as an introductory summary of what I found in this additional material.

UPDATE:  Now you can tour Chernobyl and write your own story.

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Elena has a new domain: kiddofspeed.com. It is faster, has new photographs like the one below, and some new text. It appears that she may be doing more updates in the future. This statue of Prometheus stealing fire from the … Continue reading →

Elena’s motorcycle tour through the region around Chernobyl has revived interest in one of the most serious nuclear disasters in history.

We all know what happened, but even to this day, there are many different versions and opinions on how it happened and what effect Chernobyl will have on the health of people affected by the fallout.

UPDATE:  Now you can tour Chernobyl and write your own story.

This is not a post about fault-finding or assigning blame. It is a time to learn what happened and how it may affect the future.

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In my earlier post, Revisiting Hell, I introduced you to Elena, the Russian biker, who rode through Chernobyl on a motorcycle and took some quietly chilling pictures of a place where time stopped 18 years ago.

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