Collaborate Disseminate
We’ve enjoyed several videos from [Chornobyl Family] about the computers that controlled the ill-fated nuclear reactor in Chornobyl (or Chernobyl, as it was spelled at the time of the accident). …read more Continue reading Fast Paper Tape for the Nuclear Family
When you think of Chernobyl (or Chornobyl, now), you think of the nuclear accident, of course. But have you ever considered that where there is a nuclear reactor, there is …read more Continue reading The Computer That Controlled Chernobyl
Before the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP, spelled ‘Chornobyl’ in Ukrainian) disaster in 1986, there had been little need for radiation-resistant robots to venture into high-risk zones. Yet in the …read more Continue reading The Many Robots That Ventured Into the Chernobyl NPP #4 Reactor
When we picture the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster and its aftermath, we tend to recall just the commonly shared video recorded by television crews, but the unsung heroes were …read more Continue reading The CCTV Cameras That Recorded the Chernobyl Disaster and Aftermath
Solar panels wrapped around tritium tubes generate just enough energy to power a simple ‘Tetris’ style handheld. Continue reading YouTuber Builds Beautifully Inefficient Nuclear Powered ‘Tetris’ Machine
When the Chernobyl nuclear plant suffered the power output surge that would destroy its #4 reactor, a substance called ‘corium‘ was formed. This originally lava-like substance formed out of the …read more Continue reading Increased Neutron Levels At Chernobyl-4: How Dangerous Is Corium?
On July 4th, 1976, as Americans celebrated the country’s bicentennial with beer and bottle rockets, a strong signal began disrupting shortwave, maritime, aeronautical, and telecommunications signals all over the world. …read more Continue reading The Russian Woodpecker: Official Bird of the Cold War Nests in Giant Antenna
Thirty-five years ago, radiation alarms went off at the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden. After an investigation, it was determined that the radiation did not come from inside the …read more Continue reading The Soviet RBMK Reactor: 35 Years After The Chernobyl Disaster
For decades the Duga-1 radar array warned the Soviet Union of incoming missiles, now it’s a monument to a nuclear disaster. Continue reading A Missile Radar in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Is Now a Protected Heritage Site
Many of us don’t think too much about radiation levels in our area, until a nuclear disaster hits and questions are raised. Radiation monitoring is an important undertaking, both from a public health perspective and as a way to monitor things like weapon development. So why is it done, how …read more
Continue reading Global Radiation Montoring And Tracking Nuclear Disasters At Home