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Are forest fires unlocking radiation in Chernobyl?

Are forest fires unlocking radiation in Chernobyl?  https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-55404164
(VIDEO) 23 Dec 20  An exclusion zone has keep the area surrounding the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster hidden from public view for many years. But in 2020 there were a record amount of forest fires in the area.

The firefighters sent in to tackle the blazes in the radioactive forests agreed to speak to BBC anonymously, scared of losing their jobs.

Their accounts expose a month of chaos in which fires almost reached the nuclear reactors.

Journalism: Zhanna Bezpiatchuk and Charlotte Pamment

December 24, 2020 - Posted by | climate change, safety, Ukraine

1 Comment »

  1. Walter B Russell spoke out against nuclear proliferation in his book “Nuclear Suicide” 1956 (Amazon) Dr. Russell points out Radioactivity and Flame are effectively the same. Wikipedia states that trees absorb radiation.

    Comment by N. R. Curry | December 24, 2020 | Reply


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