By chance, I have the dubious distinction of sharing a birthday with the anniversary of one of the most devastating nuclear disasters the world has ever experienced. By choice, I'm pausing to remember, reflect and consider.
Please take a minute to view the following photo essay:
Nuclear Nightmares: Twenty Years Since Chernobyl
Many of these images are disturbing, but they give a powerful sense of the very real and human legacy of this horrible catastrophe.
"As new ideas and technologies are tested it is important to remember past errors and their repercussions lasting centuries. The twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident is not only a time to reflect on the horrors inflicted upon so many people, but also to question future energy strategies and their potential impacts on the planet."
-Antionette de Jong
2 comments:
Wendi--
The photoessay was sobering. I am personally torn on the use of nuclear energy. It is so powerful and would take care of so many other societal/environmental/geopolitical ills, and yet if it goes awry, the devestating impact lasts almost literally forever.
Thanks for the thought-provoking link!
Mark
Wendi,
Some very sad pictures and thought provoking stories....Especially for me, having lived in Ukraine for 2 years. It was a daily occurence to see people begging on the street with horrible disabilities claiming to be Chernobyl victims. I don't think that most of them were, but that doesn't change the fact that there are thousands and thousands of real victims out there suffering the effects of this horrific accident. It was the result of inherently unsafe design techniques used by the Soviets to save money as well as an inconceivable arrogance and negligence in plant operation. Thankfully in the US, nuclear power has been used more responsibly from the beginning. It definitely has its drawbacks, but when compared with the environmental impact of other energy sources, it sure makes a lot of sense in my mind. It is my belief that nuclear power can and should be used safely and responsibly as a partial, temporary solution to the looming energy crises of the world.
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