This Momentary: 23 Years After The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

I will never forget the Chernobyl catastrophe and the huge nuclear "cloud" that covered and contaminated most of Europe. For several years following that radio-active fallout, in certain areas of Switzerland - mostly Ticino - the fish in the lakes and the mushrooms in the woods and fields were still radioactive and unfit for human consumption, as was milk from cows in those areas. Chernobyl killed many thousands more than the number you cited - cases of cancer of the thyroid increased dramatically all over Europe and killed thousands of people, for example.

Hi ThisMustBeThePlace,

Of course that's true...no mystery there at all! If one takes the time to look more closely at the posting, in addition to the video, there's a link to the Director, Dave Ma, where he talks about it in more depth. Here it is for you:

http://www.promonews.tv/2009/07/24/delphic's-this-momentary-by-dave-ma/

It is a music video. Follow the youtube link.

Hi bailey78,

We've already ahd at least a partial meltdown here. Remember the Three Mile Island accident of 1979, which was a partial core meltdown in Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. That was the most significant accident in the history of the American commercial nuclear power generating industry so far.

OH YEA! long live the roach

Well I'll tell ya what if you think that is bad just wait till it happens over here in the U.S. We have Nuclear plants here so it is just a matter of time before We have A complete meltdown at one of ours. You may say that will never happen We have safe guards . Well so did they all nuclear powerplants have safe guards. I will tell you now I have seen safeguards fail for many reasons wether it was an employee mistake or a Mechancal mistake things go wrong.

Hi MissAmanda,

In a way you have a point; in the video, they were trying to show the somewhat positive side of how some people had managed to persevere through it all.

However, my posting also includes a lengthy, and sadly tragic photo-gallery. If one takes the time to watch that, you'll see that my posting does include the very serious side of the disaster. And each of the many photographs in the slide show gives detailed information about the suffering that was endured by people.

Thanks for your comments.

Best wishes to you.

I feel like that short film is more like a music video. it has no information, the music kinda makes it seem like it's not a serious matter. they didn't interview anyone...

cool music video, but that's about it.

I saw on Discovery that one plus about the Chernobyl disaster is that indigenous species are thriving in the absence of humans.