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Adam Higginbotham's "Midnight at Chernobyl"
Posted on 6/16/19 at 10:16 am
Posted on 6/16/19 at 10:16 am
I just started reading Midnight at Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. I'm about 75 pages into it and, although I know what's going to happen, I find myself getting panicky the closer the story gets to the explosion. It's a real good read.
When I worked in Kiev I wanted to take one of the day tours to the 'exclusion zone' around Chernobyl but every time I mentioned doing so my Ukrainian co-workers would talk me out of it.
I regret not going to see the nuclear ghost town of Pripyat.
When I worked in Kiev I wanted to take one of the day tours to the 'exclusion zone' around Chernobyl but every time I mentioned doing so my Ukrainian co-workers would talk me out of it.
I regret not going to see the nuclear ghost town of Pripyat.
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Posted on 6/16/19 at 12:39 pm to LSURussian
I was just thinking about picking this up at audible. I really enjoyed the HBO show and was hoping this would be as good.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 10:03 am to TheGooner
quote:I signed up for HBO last night just so I could stream their Chernobyl mini-series. I binge watched the first four episodes.
I was just thinking about picking this up at audible. I really enjoyed the HBO show and was hoping this would be as good.
The book helped me understand much of the first two episodes a little better when it came to terminology, such as "positive void coefficient" which is what actually caused the reactor core to explode and yet it isn't really explained in the TV series.
Also the book goes into a little more detail about how graphite is used in the core to control the chain reaction and why the presence of chunks of graphite on the roof was an indication the core itself exploded.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 4:32 pm to LSURussian
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The book helped me understand much of the first two episodes a little better when it came to terminology, such as "positive void coefficient" which is what actually caused the reactor core to explode and yet it isn't really explained in the TV series.
Also the book goes into a little more detail about how graphite is used in the core to control the chain reaction and why the presence of chunks of graphite on the roof was an indication the core itself exploded
The show goes over all of that eventually. Just takes them awhile to get there.
I’m going to have to get this on audible as well. The show was amazing and I’ve always been interested in Chernobyl
Posted on 6/18/19 at 1:47 pm to CottonWasKing
quote:It does in the final episode which I watched last night.
The show goes over all of that eventually. Just takes them awhile to get there.
*Spoiler Alert* Stop reading now if you plan on watching the TV series or read the book.
Anybody who believes Lagasov committed suicide is naive regarding the KGB.
This post was edited on 6/18/19 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 6/19/19 at 6:54 pm to LSURussian
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Anybody who believes Lagasov committed suicide is naive regarding the KGB.
Could have been a Frank Pentangeli deal.
Posted on 6/30/19 at 8:03 pm to LSURussian
I thought the trial explanation was really well done even though the trial didn’t happen that way. They needed a way to explain everything to the audience and it worked very well.
A lot of world nuclear power operations procedures have their genesis in OE shared and learned from Chernobyl.
A lot of world nuclear power operations procedures have their genesis in OE shared and learned from Chernobyl.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 6:53 am to elprez00
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A lot of world nuclear power operations procedures have their genesis in OE shared and learned from Chernobyl.
Recently began working at a nuclear plant. They have entire training/safety modules based off of Chernobyl. (And 3-Mile Island as well as Fukushima)
Posted on 7/16/19 at 2:55 pm to LSURussian
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Anybody who believes Lagasov committed suicide is naive regarding the KGB.
I just finished the HBO series. Does the book cover his suicide?
Posted on 7/16/19 at 8:32 pm to boxcarbarney
If I remember correctly, the book doesn't really focus on Lagasov much at all. Maybe a chapter explaining how he pretty much got blackballed by everyone after his testimony.
May have mentioned that he committed suicide at some point, but he wasn't even included in the epilogue where the author tells what eventually happens to all the main characters.
May have mentioned that he committed suicide at some point, but he wasn't even included in the epilogue where the author tells what eventually happens to all the main characters.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:41 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
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Recently began working at a nuclear plant. They have entire training/safety modules based off of Chernobyl. (And 3-Mile Island as well as Fukushima)
I used to work at a Navy base that required radiation safety training once a year, and we always watched this video that looked like it was filmed in the 80s where one of the examples had a guy put a piece of material in his back pants pocket not realizing that it was radioactive and he had extreme issues similar to what they showed on the HBO series.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 8:25 am to LSURussian
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When I worked in Kiev I wanted to take one of the day tours to the 'exclusion zone' around Chernobyl but every time I mentioned doing so my Ukrainian co-workers would talk me out of it.
I regret not going to see the nuclear ghost town of Pripyat.
Eh, aren't the radiation levels still high around there? I wouldn't want to chance it.
I'm reading the book right now (about to start the investigation chapter). Awesome book. Chapter 2 was like taking Chemistry and Physical science all over again.
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