Prypiat (Ukrainian: При́п'ять, Pryp”jat’; Russian: При́пять, Pripjat’; or Pripyat) is an abandoned city in the Zone of alienation in northern Ukraine, Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. It was home to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers. The city was abandoned in 1986 following the Chernobyl disaster. Its population had been around 50,000 prior to the accident.T
Contaminated Vehicles from the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster at Rassorva.Twenty years after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, many of the contaminated vehicles used in the clean-up operation remain in graveyards in the vast exclusion zone around the reactor.For 20 years, rows of vehicles have sat awaiting a final solution, the largest graveyard being at Rassokha, 25km south-west of the power p
Not by me don’t worry….
I was busy looking on one of the few forums I seem to frequent and I came across this thread about a tour of the Chernobyl Plant and surrounding areas. For some reason it is something that I have a small interest in, so had a good look at the pictures. [...]
Io non so e non oso immaginare quale sia la molletta che faccia partire certe idee nella testa di qualcuno, ma una cosa la so di certo e non ho dubbi su questo, che non esistono limiti alla follia!!!!!!VIAtutte le news dal mondo dei retrogames
79% - Sales Rank in Video Games: 200 (was 359) S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl by THQ Platform: Windows XP / Average Customer Review: Buy new: $19.99 $12.99 44 used & new from $7.46(Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Movers & Shakers in Video Games list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)
A 16-year-old German modder, who goes by the name FrooP, spent countless hours building a Chernobyl-themed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. PC from scratch, complete with a flip open panel to view the meltdown inside.more info heresource [techeblog.com]
MINSK, Belarus — Kasya Markouskaya has just been told that when she graduates this spring with a journalism degree she'll be sent to work for two years in a town that was badly contaminated when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986. Several thousand Belarusian university graduates are being sent against their will to areas hit by radiation 22 years ago. Some, including Markouskaya, are protesting the work assignments Saturday as part of an opposition march held annually on the anniversary of the explosion. They are taking a risk in challenging President Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed Europe's last dictator for his refusal to tolerate any dissent in the former Soviet republic. His government has declared these regions no longer hazardous. Radiation levels have decl
(Watch this great Greenpeace video on Chernobyl)Twenty-two years ago today, on 28 April 1986, the Soviet Union acknowledged there had been an accident at the Chernobyl V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, two days after reactor number four exploded and released thirty to forty times the radioactivity of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.We all know the consequences of what followed. Chernobyl should never be wiped from human memory!
Ukraine paid homage Saturday to victims of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, a "planetary" drama as Kiev called it, 22 years after the world's worst nuclear incident.Overnight, some hundred Ukrainians including President Viktor Yushchenko and other top state officials laid wreaths at the monument to the victims of Chernobyl in Kiev and lighted candles during a religious service held for the tragedy, the presidential press service said.In Slavutich, a small town 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the wrecked nuclear power station, where most of its personnel live, an overnight vigil was due to be held."The Chernobyl catastrophe became planetary and even now continues to take its toll on people's health and the environment," the health ministry said in a statement.On April 26, 1986, reactor
The Russian consumer products agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has authorized the sale of food produced in regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported on Friday.Agricultural produce from the zones affected by fallout from the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster had been previously considered unfit for consumption, owing to above-average radiation levels. But a spokesperson from the agency assures consumers that “in twelve of the fourteen regions of the Russian Federation exposed to radiation from the explosion, all production now corresponds to normal hygienic standards”.The Bryansk and Kaluga regions remain areas of radioactive hazard. However, the agency’s spokesperson said “In all of the fourteen affected regions, food for schools and kindergart
Essa racha tá aprontando mais que a Nô Nô! Pra piorar é uma desconhecida do público em geral! Só sei que a roceira atende pela alcunha de Agyness Deyn e dizem que é o ícone fashion do momento depois do holocausto nuclear! Agora intendi, este visual andrógino de dançarina de formatura ainda vai um dia fazer sucesso!! Ah tá, mas já estão se preparando para o Exterminador do Futuro? Espero que ele venha programado para dar fim nesta muóntagem sem nexo sexo e rock n'roll que essa periguette teima em usar! Cansei dela e desses pés horrorosos! pra não ficar o dito pelo não dito eu assumo : pronto, faley!
What Created This Monster? by NYT - snip:LIKE Noah building his ark as thunderheads gathered, Bill Gross has spent the last two years anticipating the flood that swamped Bear Stearns about 10 days ago. As manager of the world’s biggest bond fund and custodian of nearly a trillion dollars in assets, Mr. Gross amassed a cash hoard of $50 billion in case trading partners suddenly demanded payment from his firm, Pimco. And every day for the last three weeks he has convened meetings in a war room in Pimco’s headquarters in Newport Beach, Calif., “to make sure the ark doesn’t have any leaks,” Mr. Gross said. “We come in every day at 3:30 a.m. and leave at 6 p.m. I’m not used to setting my alarm for 2:45 a.m., but these are extraordinary times.” Even though Mr. Gross, 63, is a ma
Guys from ViTALiTY released another new update - this time a patch 1.0006 for a popular action FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It’s been some time since the release of this game (almost a year) and I guess not many of you still play it so this patch won’t be most likely too popular, but even though it [...]
I’ve been wanting to write about the toxic and polluted Rhone River that scientists are calling, “The French Chernobyl” but I’ve been way too busy. LUCKILY, The Guardian wrote about it:
From a wooden jetty, Cédric Giroud gazed out over the wide bend of the river Rhône, a picturesque, dark blue expanse dotted with swans. “At [...]
Twenty years ago, the worst accident in the history of the nuclear industry occurred at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. The full health impact of that accident is still difficult to assess directly1.In June 2005, Dr Peter Boyle, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), established an international Working Group to study the cancer consequences following the Chernobyl accident: its task was to evaluate the human cancer burden from radioactive fallout from the accident in Europe as a whole. The Working Group publishes its conclusions this week in the International Journal of Cancer in an article entitled: "Estimates of the Cancer Burden in Europe from Radioactive Fallout from the Chernobyl Accident."Dr Boyle said that: "Because the cancer burden from Chernoby
levels of radiation in relatively safe areas is many times what the background level is in most localities. Due to natural and human processes, activity gets concentrated in some locations. There are areas of extreme activity (hot spots) within the zone. Certain elements like radioactive strontium get concentrated in bone so for example animal remains can show very high activity within the zone. The liquidators who helped clean up the zone buried highly radiocactive waste in different locations - some of them not well-recorded.The nuclear power plant that went critical in April 1986 is just to the north-west of the big lake near the centre of the picture.
What an absurd thing to suggest that the Chernobyl disaster was not a big deal as some people like to suggest. The city of Pripyat built for the workers and families of Chernobyl and connected industries was abandoned in 1986. It had a population of 45 000 at the time. As I have stated, estimates of eventual deaths due to this disaster are around 10 000. A view of the sarcophagus from Pripyat If a disaster takes place and someone says "You know what - 100 000 people will die" and then it turns out that only 10 000 die, is that a cause for celebration? But that is the kind of thing we hear about Chernobyl.
The following was a reply to a comment on a post I deleted.Radiation is never "Good for you". After Chernobyl, there was a dramatic rise in the number of reported thyroid cancers in children. The reason is that much radioactive iodine was released to the environment and children were particularly susceptible to absorbing this. "The incidence of thyroid cancers in children and adolescents up to 14 years was for the whole of Belarus 1986: 2 1987: 4 1988: 5 1989: 7 1990: 29 1991: 59 1992: 66 1993: 79 1994: 82 1995: 91 1996: 84 1997: 66. (Mrochek A G 1998 Belarus Population health status Chernobyl disaster long-term follow-up. Abstracts 2nd Int. Conference Long Term Health Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster Kiev 1-6 June p 91.) These thyroid cancers in children were atypical in that more t
I’ve started playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, and I absolutely love it. I have only gotten to play for about 30 minutes so far and this is already the only first person shooter I actually like. Now I just need to find a legit. CD key to play online >.>
The game is thoroughlly scary and I’m only in the beginning stages! I don’t know if I’ll have the guts to pass the whole thing, some have called it the scariest PC game :o.
The game has various endings depending on how you choose to progress - meaning it isn’t just a linear plot. I’m proud to be able to say that the game was made by a Ukrainian company. It’s so strange to be playing the English version and hear people speaking Russian in the background - it adds new depth to the game and makes me feel more involved. I think those who just understand the English parts are missing out greatly.
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Chernobyl is leaking radiation, the Forever Landfill will put your trash to rest for an eternity and a new reason to drive a Toyota Prius.Remember the radiation leak of the century? That's right, Chernobyl is a mess again and plans are in the works to encapsulate that puppy away from mankind for eternity. You can also have your trash put to rest with the comfort of knowing it has a good home and discover a new reason to make a Toyota Prius your ride.
At this point we know the devestation that the radiation caused, many places in the US are taking down the nuclear power plants, many are already shit down or are scheduled to be.. I must think that the insane accident at Chernobyl has something to do with that.
As safe as we are led to believe those power plants are two things can never change - There is still no safe method to dispose of waste and human error can not be set aside.
Chernobyl - a now unpopulated place
What was the sequence of events?
The accident in reactor no. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station took place in the night of 25 to 26 April 1986, during a test. The operating crew planned to test whether the turbines could produce sufficient energy to keep the coolant pumps running in the event of a loss of power until the emergency diesel generator was activated.
In order to prevent the test run of the reactor being interrupted, the safety systems were deliberately switched off. For the test, the reactor had to be po
First we had China, host of the 2008 Olympic Games, going to great measures to get their host town ready by shutting down 1,000 illegal coal mines as well as trying to fix the massive air pollution problems they have. Now comes word that the 2012 Olympics site of London has its own issues to deal with.Low levels of radioactive waste were found during the cleanup of the main site for the 2012 London Olympics.So now we have coal mines, air pollution and radioactive waste at future Olympic sites. Maybe Chicago can have competitors drink the water from the Chicago River if they end up with the 2016 games to make everyone feel at home."It is important that this find is kept in perspective," said ODA chief executive David Higgins.Yes, keep it in perspective. Radioactive waste is very common in places where athletic events take place."This area is a 100-year-old waste dump and several factories and workshops nearby were known to be using radium paint between the 1930s and 1960s," the ODA.So i
Chernobyl se ha convertido en una tierra de crianza para los mutantes, localízalos en el mapa, recolecta bonus de munición y de vida, y extermínalos en este magnifico juego tridimensional de disparos en primera persona. Muevete con W,A,S,P, salta con Espacio y dispara con los botones del ratón. Suerte!
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AEC) have found evidence that certain fungi possess another talent beyond their ability to decompose matter: the capacity to use radioactivity as an energy source for making food and spurring their growth. Detailing the research in Public Library of Science ONE, AEC’s Arturo Casadevall said his interest was piqued five years ago when he read about how a robot sent into the still-highly-radioactive Chernobyl reactor had returned with samples of black, melanin-rich fungi that were growing on the ruined reactor’s walls. “I found that very interesting and began discussing with colleagues whether these fungi might be using the radiation emissions as an energy source,” explained Casadevall.
Casadevall and his co-researchers then set about performing a variety of tests using several different fungi. Two types - one that was induced to make melanin (Crytococcus neoformans) and another that naturally contains it
Development of joint project of Qplaze®, GSC Game World, and NOMOC Publishing - S.T.A.L.K.E.R Mobile, is in its final stage. According to numerous requests of fans and admirers of PC version of the game, we present to a wide audience gameplay video of S.T.A.L.K.E.R Mobile, revealing main features of the game.In short video, created for demonstration on Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), in Santa Monica, California, you will see:via: www.nokia-news.ruTech Tags: Nokia, N-Series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., mobile gaming, gaming
Scanned '80s Japanese print ad for an imaginary device called the Chernobyl Household Nuclear Generator. It is unknown if this ad is from before or after the Chernobyl disaster. This ad is widely considered a fake.Here is a loose translation of some of the text in the ad:A gentle source of unlimited energy for the home.Reduce your monthly electric bill by 80% and enjoy a constant, stable supply of energy free from the fluctuations in supply that affect the oil market.A single, user-friendly activation switch makes the Chernobyl Household Nuclear Power Generator simple to operate, even for children and the elderly. One small nuclear fuel rod (about 15 cm long) generates enough electricity to support the average household for six months. To dispose of a spent fuel rod, simply insert it into its special shielded case and discard it along with ordinary non-combustible household waste.Main unit: 1.31 million yen [$5,450 US*] (plus tax)Set of 3 fuel rods: 137,000 yen [$570 US*] (plus tax)Ca
Bonus content Enter the game's folder in the Limited Edition of the game and run the "setup-bp.exe" file. Select a language, then enter "pseudodog" as a code to unlock the Pool multiplayer map and...
System: PC
Dev: THQ
Pub: THQ
Release: March 20, 2007
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: Mature
The PC has always had great games surface on it without anyone really expecting it. Don't get me wrong, they have...
La tarde del 12 de abril de 2006, una explosión masiva estremeció el área de Chernobyl. La Zona, como es conocida el área, puesto que el área debe ser conocida, fue afectada por anómalos disturbios energéticos, ante los cuales ni siquiera los trajes de los equipos de rescate podían resistir. Pasaron meses y nada se podía hacer. Los militares pusieron el área en cuarentena para prevenir entradas no autorizadas y tal vez incluso para convencer a la población local de que el área estaba aislada y bajo control. Casi 4 años después de los fatídicos acontecimientos iniciales, las expediciones pueden ahora atravesar con seguridad varios kilómetros hacia el interior de La Zona. Entre ellos están los Stalkers, cazadores furtivos que entran en la zona buscando artefactos y formaciones anómalas que son deseadas por ciertos grupos y organizaciones.
El jugador controla un Stalker, aventurándose en la Zona para adquirir información, tecnología y artefactos para vender y posible
Stalker Review
So we were 5 years in the waiting. Was it worth the wait…..in my opinion certainly not. That said S.T.A.L.K.E.R is still a very goof FPS.
Firstly the reason we were waiting 5 years for what is a game that could have been delivered 2 years ago technology wise, is the fact that the small development team in Ukraine had to constantly update the game engine to keep up with the times and also build in some unique game features in the meantime!
As an FPS Stalker is excellent. The game features some excellent ballistic physics that move the game away from Quake + Doom in terms of holding the fire button and strafing! The weapons have varying accuracy and rates of fire, leading to a more realistic approach as you simply cannot spray approaching enemies on full auto as you will hit nothing. You mainly fire single shot or burst mode and go for upper body/head shots.
The RPG elements of Stalker are not so good. The inventory system is clunky and there is no character develop
Overview... On the afternoon of April 12 in 2006, a massive explosion shattered the Chernobyl area. The Zone, as the area got to be known, was characterized by anomalous energy disturbances, rendering even the most advanced form of protective suits worthless to would be rescue teams. Months passed and nothing could be done. The military quarantined the area to prevent unauthorized entry and perhaps even reassure the local populace that the area was under control and confinement. Almost 4 years after the initial event, expeditions can now safely traverse several kilometers deep into the Zone. Among these are the Stalkers, poachers that enter the zone searching for artifacts and anomalous formations that are highly sought after by certain organizations and groups. The player controls a Stalker, venturing into the Zone in order to acquire information, technology and artifacts to sell and possibly put a mysterious puzzle together. Avoiding the dangers within and the military because a
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Tras un segundo accidente en Chernobil se creó a su alrededor un vasto territorio dominado por el terror y la muerte: la Zona. En aquel momento, cientos de personas se transformaron en juguetes silenciosos de fuerzas invisibles que los privaron de personalidad. Hubo intentos inútiles por parte del ejército de controlar esta nueva pesadilla planetaria o, al menos, de impedir su expansión, pero no tuvieron éxito. La Zona creció. Sólo unos cuantos valientes tuvieron el coraje de adentrarse en esta mortal región.
Minimos:
• Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
• Intel Pentium 4 2 Ghz/AMD XP 2200+
• 512 MB RAM
• 10 GB available hard drive space
• 128 MB DirectX 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA GeForce 5700/ATI Radeon 9600
• DirectX 9 compatible sound card
• LAN/ Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
• Keyboard
• Mouse.
Recomendados:
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6400/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4
Join a group of mercenaries, poachers, and thieves as they enter the previously quarantined Chernobyl area in search of artifacts and valuable formations. Known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, this assorted group carries a variety of weapons and upgrades, including gravitational weapons, telekinesis, telepathy, and grenade launchers. Drive lorries, cars, and jeeps as you explore the expansive world of creatures and changing weather. You enter this zone hoping to make your fortune, but you’ll soon realize that your role is to discover what really happened in Chernobyl all those years ago.
Features:
Fight for your life in this 1st-person shooter and role-playing combo game
Free non-linear exploration of 20 square miles of actual Chernobyl terrain
Unsurpassed AI offering computer opponents with life-like intelligence
Immersive plot; 8+ different endings; day/night cycle and weather system
Intense multiplay action supporting up to 32 players
System Requirements:
Windows ME, 20
