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davidn3600

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7. This is even more shocking....

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 08:20 AM

Aug 2013

The firefighters that first responded to the explosion received a lethal dose of radiation. Most died within a few days. Their clothing was discarded in the basement of the hospital in Pripyat.

These clothes are still radiating high levels of radiation.

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A graveyard of vehicles contaminated at Chernobyl [View all] Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 OP

This is why Fukishima is getting out of control. They need to simply sacrifice people to get it Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #1

Japan is asking for international help now Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #2

The Tepco CEO should be on-site with a shovel for the duration of cleanup efforts Scootaloo Aug 2013 #3

Every Tepco Executive and their families should be in there till they melt. Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #5

Their families? Really? MineralMan Aug 2013 #9

Go look up how many died in Cherynobl. Fukishima will make it look like a picnic. Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #12

He'll never make it through to clean up. BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #10

You first. LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #13

worse yet quaker bill Aug 2013 #4

There is no way that nuclear power plants should be in use today anywhere in the world madokie Aug 2013 #6

Fusion power! Give the existing fission plants another 40 years then we will be ready snooper2 Aug 2013 #11

This is even more shocking.... davidn3600 Aug 2013 #7

Chilling Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #8

Wow. truebrit71 Aug 2013 #14