A refresher on Chernobyl

[ElsewheresDaughter]

As Japan scrambles to contain what appears to be the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, "60 Minutes Overtime" brings you ten years' worth of reporting on Chernobyl by correspondent Steve Kroft and producer Michael Gavshon.


"60 Minutes" first visited Chernobyl's crippled nuclear reactor in 1989, three years after the accident. We were the first American television crew to be allowed almost total access. In the deserted nuclear ghost town of Pripayat, Kroft's footsteps crunching in the snow were one of the few sounds to be heard. It was once home to 45,000 people. They weren't told that anything was wrong at the nuclear plant until 36 hours after the disaster. The populace has never returned.

watch the episode of 60 minutes here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20042660-10391709.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[Jumping John]

1. Here is a video of workers fighting the unseen radiation.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f5e_1300560184

And here is a video of Pripiyat and the radiation can be seen on the video as bright flashes.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c0e_1179984666