• Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable

  • Nov 20 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Episode 61: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Pt. 1 Ungovernable

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  • Kayla and Venus discuss the catastrophic events surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986, from the initial explosion to the harrowing attempts to contain the damage and the eventual evacuation of Pripyat. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident. (2024). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html#accident Chernobyl: Chapter I. The site and accident sequence. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28271/chernobyl-chapter-i-the-site-and-accident-sequence Chernobyl: Chapter IV. Dose estimates. Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_28312/chernobyl-chapter-iv-dose-estimates Eisenhower, D. D. (1953). Atoms for Peace. In. www.iaea.org: International Atomic Energy Agency. Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl. Simon & Schuster. High Radiation Doses. (2020). United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Retrieved 06 Nov 2024 from https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/health-effects/high-rad-doses.html Kiselev, A. N. (1995). How much nuclear fuel is present in the lavalike fuel-containing mass in the fourth power-generating unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? Atom En, 78(4), 252-255. Medvedev, Z. A. (1990). The Legacy of Chernobyl. New York. Plokhy, S. (2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. Schmid, S. D. (2015). Producing Power. The MIT Press. Thomadsen, B. et al. (2014). Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy. Health Phys,107(5), 442-460. Use of Potassium Iodide During Radiological Emergencies: Information for the Public. (2017). New York State Department of Health. Retrieved 09 Nov 2024 from https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/radiological/potassium_iodide/information_for_the_public.htm Varnum, J. (2013). 60 Years of Atoms for Peace. Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 01 Nov 2024, from https://www.neimagazine.com/analysis/60-years-of-atoms-for-peace-4164653/?cf-view&cf-closed Webb, A. (2022). Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories HBO.
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