The consequences of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which, in themselves, were devastating, are compounded by the radiation leakages at Fukushima Nuclear reactor. Damage to the electric water pumps that kept the spent fuel ponds full, meant that the rods… Read More ›
Chernobyl
Japan : Apocalypse Now
The frailities of Japanese agility is now coming to the fore, as I mentioned in my last post Japan : Land of Swaying buildings, Seismic waves and suicide. Whilst the thousands of displaced and affected people are stoically going about… Read More ›
Photo Story : Chernobyl – 22 years later
The ill-fated Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant in the north of Ukraine. On 26 April 1986, an unauthorised system test went horribly wrong and resulted in a “meltdown” and fire. A plume of radioactive material exploded into… Read More ›
