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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:24:07 PM EDT
[#1]
You suck OP. That's my Wife's and I bucket list.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:24:10 PM EDT
[#2]
You rock OP, thank you.
Did you wear a Sunrise suit? see any bloodsuckers? How's the 100 Rads Bar? |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:24:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bondryan]
[#3]
In on 1
Edit: swing and a miss. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:24:25 PM EDT
[#4]
Fascinating! Thanks OP!
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:26:26 PM EDT
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Dibs on guns that don't glow in the dark now.
Actually very cool OP - thank you for sharing! :) |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:28:24 PM EDT
[#6]
Sweet pics!
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:28:41 PM EDT
[#7]
Thanks Op, that's really awesome. Chernobyl is very fascinating to me.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:34:23 PM EDT
[#8]
OP is legend
Super fucking cool thread |
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USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:34:37 PM EDT
[#9]
Hold up. That graphite just hanging out on the robot is from the reactor core? How hot is it?
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:37:19 PM EDT
[#10]
Great photos, I want to go there some day.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:43:06 PM EDT
[#11]
LOL at the graphite just chilling there. Great pics.
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ID, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 9:54:09 PM EDT
[#12]
Awesome pics and thread. Always been fascinated by Chernobyl. I was very young but still remember when it happened.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:00:52 PM EDT
[#13]
Final batch up! Now to read and respond to comments.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:03:05 PM EDT
[#14]
Awesome, OP! Thanks.
Have any nuclear generating plants been built anywhere in the world since the Chernobyl disaster? |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:03:14 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Jackal-FnM: Did you at least wear your protective hat? Yes. Wore the exact same clothes they wore in 1986, and still wear today. Originally Posted By CyberSEAL: Very cool; were you shooting from a tripod for some? No, all handheld. The IS of my A7C is very good, but I have minimum shutter speed set to 1/30 to make sure I can hand hold most. Originally Posted By California_Kid: One of the best travel photo threads in recent memory! Thanks! I thought my now archived and ruined (thanks Facebook) WW2 Euro thread from August was good too.  
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:05:57 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By AKengineer: Hold up. That graphite just hanging out on the robot is from the reactor core? How hot is it? I know, right? That's why I literally laughed in her face. I apologized, said it wasn't her fault, but she and they don't understand the absurdity of their show. Hey, they're the poorest country in Europe so I understand doing what it takes to get money in, but letting a piece of the splody core just hang out like this? LMFAO. Where I was standing we were getting 25mrem/hr from that fuckin thing. That's why she's like "get your picture and let's go." |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:06:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NRA_guy: Awesome, OP! Thanks. Have any nuclear generating plants been built anywhere in the world since the Chernobyl disaster? Oh yes quite a few, we have Vogtle going up here in the USA and China has been building them hand over fist. Then there's the ones in UAE. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:06:40 PM EDT
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Remember you can't put too much water in a nuclear reactor.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:07:10 PM EDT
[#19]
Rated Epic - something I rarely do. Thanks for sharing, OP.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:07:14 PM EDT
[#20]
I have a bunch more pics I may work on and upload at some point, but they're not that interesting I don't think. I took a lot of "snapshots."
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:07:29 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RTX: Rated Epic - something I rarely do. Thanks for sharing, OP. Thank you! |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:08:42 PM EDT
[#22]
Thanks so much for sharing.
Just out of curiosity, how much for your trip? |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:10:26 PM EDT
[#23]
Hell yeah, tagging this!
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ID, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:11:17 PM EDT
[#24]
One day I would like to see Ukraine. My grandfather was born in Ukraine in 1913 and my grandmother in Poland about the same time.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:13:18 PM EDT
[#25]
So, when do you suit up and visit the elephants foot?
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:13:36 PM EDT
[#26]
Very cool!!! Thank you for posting
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:17:57 PM EDT
[#27]
I just got shivers looking at these pics - to be fair I did just eat ice cream, but pretty amazing you were able to visit and share.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:18:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Voland]
[#28]
Very cool op.
That last pic, the tag say "can repeat 1986", not cant...can't... Eta my dad worked on the cleanup. He wasn't one of the first giys in, but he was there 5 days after the accident and worked 1 month there, 3 months off for a year and a half. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:19:20 PM EDT
[#29]
@JustinHEMI04 thank you for sharing these.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:19:44 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JustinHEMI04: I have a bunch more pics I may work on and upload at some point, but they're not that interesting I don't think. I took a lot of "snapshots." do it fgt No seriously, this thread really is epic. Thanks for posting all these pics! |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:22:42 PM EDT
[#31]
Very cool OP. Thank you for sharing these!
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:24:23 PM EDT
[#32]
So freaking cool, thanks for sharing!
What else can you tell us about traveling to Ukraine? |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:25:24 PM EDT
[#33]
Thanks fucking cool. How much did it cost to do the tour?
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:26:07 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Seydou: Thanks so much for sharing. Just out of curiosity, how much for your trip? The tour was about a grand. There are cheaper group tours. I signed up for a 2 day private tour including the power plant, and it was worth it. The price included transportation, a stay in Chernobyl, meals for both days. Originally Posted By CaliContractor: One day I would like to see Ukraine. My grandfather was born in Ukraine in 1913 and my grandmother in Poland about the same time. My ancestors came from Poland in 1902 and 1904. Maybe that's why I like Eastern European food much better than western Europe food. Originally Posted By HappyLife_NoWife: So, when do you suit up and visit the elephants foot? HA. I tried. When myself and the plant guy were alone, I said who do I have to pay, and how much do I have to pay them to see the elephants foot? He just laughed. I said, "no, I'm serious. You let me get dose already, what's another minute with the foot? Name the price."
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:26:44 PM EDT
[#35]
Very, very cool OP.
Thanks for posting. … For anyone who has interest, Midnight In Chernobyl is a fascinating read. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:32:00 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Voland: Very cool op. That last pic, the tag say "can repeat 1986", not cant...can't... Eta my dad worked on the cleanup. He wasn't one of the first giys in, but he was there 5 days after the accident and worked 1 month there, 3 months off for a year and a half. Ah thanks! How is your dad these days? Originally Posted By Kalahnikid: So freaking cool, thanks for sharing! What else can you tell us about traveling to Ukraine? What do you want to know? It was a bit of a pain because US carriers aren't currently allowed to fly to Ukraine, so had to go Swiss air. I suppose they were good enough, but not one of my 4 flights went off without a hitch, and I almost missed my connection on both ends. On the front end, they already had the ramp door closed and everything, but let me go with a minute to spare. Then we sat on the tarmac while the crew fought with Ukranians over masking. Then when we landed in Ukraine, they wouldn't let us off until the police arrested a guy lol. On the back end, the departure snuck up on them. The pilot was like "whoopsie, we'll get going any minute now." An hour later, after getting more deicing, we were finally in the air. However, again, they were closing the door as I was getting to my flight back to the USA. That's because Zurich sucks fucking ass as an airport. I got off at an E concourse gate, but couldn't also get on my flight on E concourse. Had to circle around and go BACK through security. I hope it burns down. Ukraine required special covid insurance to enter, which wasn't very expensive, like 30 bucks. Getting back to the US required a negative test within 24 hours. Originally Posted By Amped: Thanks fucking cool. How much did it cost to do the tour? See above. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:32:32 PM EDT
[#37]
Incredible, thanks for sharing. That's on my bucket list.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:35:40 PM EDT
[#38]
Oh, this is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Did you run across Soap and Price on your way to the ferris wheel? |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:36:55 PM EDT
[Last Edit: kcolg30]
[#39]
Very nice. Thanks for posting the pictures.
I once heard that it's not recommended to lick the 'elephants foot' at the site. Hopefully you did not go in that room. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:37:08 PM EDT
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How many seiverts did you detect near the graphite?
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:39:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kalahnikid: How many seiverts did you detect near the graphite? About 250 micro Sieverts. |
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USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:39:59 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JustinHEMI04: I know, right? That's why I literally laughed in her face. I apologized, said it wasn't her fault, but she and they don't understand the absurdity of their show. Hey, they're the poorest country in Europe so I understand doing what it takes to get money in, but letting a piece of the splody core just hang out like this? LMFAO. Where I was standing we were getting 25mrem/hr from that fuckin thing. That's why she's like "get your picture and let's go." So that's ballpark annual average radiation exposure in a hair over 24 hours if you stood there all day. 
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MI, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:41:29 PM EDT
[#43]
Amazing…thx for sharing. Control room and control panels look remarkably similar to my plant.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:54:37 PM EDT
[#44]
Absolutely phenomenal. You are a very talented photographer.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 10:58:07 PM EDT
[#45]
You're confused. RBMK reactor cores don't explode.
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Posted: 12/23/2021 11:02:43 PM EDT
[#46]
I liked the control room pictures.
During college getting my Mech Eng degree I did the co-op program and worked 3 semesters at a power plant. Just so happened they were doing a controls upgrade of the plant and they had control room like the ones in your picture. They were able to condense it all into 2 computer screens. I now do HVAC controls, but it's not really much different. |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 11:07:14 PM EDT
[#47]
Very cool
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Posted: 12/23/2021 11:21:27 PM EDT
[#48]
Awesome pics and story, OP! I just watched the Chernobyl HBO miniseries (again) last week. It still fascinates me.
One of my coworkers at my previous job went to Kyiv in 2017 or so.. I asked if he was going to go to Pripyat.. he said "HELL NO!". Fuck, you couldn't keep me away if I ever got to Ukraine. I'd love to go visit Pripyat and Chernobyl. That shit is so fascinating to me. Your pictures are great, very good color rendition and vibrance. Thank you for sharing! |
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Posted: 12/23/2021 11:26:03 PM EDT
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Folks thinking of going should go while you can still get into the plant. The plant people claim the goal is to begin dismantling the old sarcophagus next year..., and who knows if you'll be able to get plant access again when that happens. However, they also believed that the government don't have the wherewithal to actual start that yet considering there's no plan or funding in place.
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SD, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2021 11:31:39 PM EDT
[#50]
Awesome thread and even better pictures, thanks OP
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