Chernobyl.
It was 23 years ago.
None of the 99th ISTOM promotion were born yet. But still we all know what this name stands for.
Today we want to refresh your memory as we should never forget. We should draw the lessons from history. Let us pray that this never happen again.
Once upon a time.......
On 26 April 1986 took place the most serious civil nuclear incident in history. Explosions at reactor number four of the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine, a Republic of the former Soviet Union at that time, created a major nuclear emergency which had an impact over countries in Europe, and especially over large areas of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The Chernobyl disaster was a human tragedy, resulting in displacement of populations, and the contamination of large number of people and vast areas of land.
.An estimated 350 000 clean-up workers or "liquidators" from the army, local police and fire services were involved in cleaning up the radioactive debris during the 2 years that followed the incident. Many of them died of cancer or Leukemia due to the exposure to radioactivity. Over 490 0000 people were evacuated from the area surrounding the Chernobyl reactor to non-contaminated areas. A large increase in the incidence of cancer has occurred among affected people who lived in the most contaminated areas. This was due to direct exposure to radiations but also to radioactive deposits in pastures eaten by cows who then concentrated it in their milk which was subsequently drunk by children. Chernobyl may probably have also cause an increase of cancers in western Europe beyond Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Chernobyl had also an impact on mental health and psychological effects on the affected population. High levels of stress, anxiety and medically unexplained physical symptoms continue to be reported among those affected directly or indirectly by the disaster. Twenty three years after the incident, many people are still under schock. It is also reported that the designation of the affected population as “victims” rather than “survivors” has led to feelings of helplessness and lack of control over their future. This has resulted in individual destructive behaviours, such as the overuse of alcohol and tobacco, or the consumption of mushrooms, berries and wild animals from areas still having high levels of radioactivity.
Dear readers, do you know how many nuclear plants we have in France ?........................
It was 23 years ago.
None of the 99th ISTOM promotion were born yet. But still we all know what this name stands for.
Today we want to refresh your memory as we should never forget. We should draw the lessons from history. Let us pray that this never happen again.
Once upon a time.......
On 26 April 1986 took place the most serious civil nuclear incident in history. Explosions at reactor number four of the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine, a Republic of the former Soviet Union at that time, created a major nuclear emergency which had an impact over countries in Europe, and especially over large areas of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The Chernobyl disaster was a human tragedy, resulting in displacement of populations, and the contamination of large number of people and vast areas of land.
.An estimated 350 000 clean-up workers or "liquidators" from the army, local police and fire services were involved in cleaning up the radioactive debris during the 2 years that followed the incident. Many of them died of cancer or Leukemia due to the exposure to radioactivity. Over 490 0000 people were evacuated from the area surrounding the Chernobyl reactor to non-contaminated areas. A large increase in the incidence of cancer has occurred among affected people who lived in the most contaminated areas. This was due to direct exposure to radiations but also to radioactive deposits in pastures eaten by cows who then concentrated it in their milk which was subsequently drunk by children. Chernobyl may probably have also cause an increase of cancers in western Europe beyond Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Chernobyl had also an impact on mental health and psychological effects on the affected population. High levels of stress, anxiety and medically unexplained physical symptoms continue to be reported among those affected directly or indirectly by the disaster. Twenty three years after the incident, many people are still under schock. It is also reported that the designation of the affected population as “victims” rather than “survivors” has led to feelings of helplessness and lack of control over their future. This has resulted in individual destructive behaviours, such as the overuse of alcohol and tobacco, or the consumption of mushrooms, berries and wild animals from areas still having high levels of radioactivity.
Dear readers, do you know how many nuclear plants we have in France ?........................
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