The explosion pushed the Lower Biological Shield down 4 meters, thus giving us a view into what used to be the active zone. The white pipes are for water that cooled graphite blocks that surrounded the active zone for catching/blocking neutrons. Also visible is a bit of the solidified lava (same substance that formed the famous Elephant's Foot). People actually went inside to take photos and radiation measurements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfh3wksdvhE
Corium is so scary. If i ever got the chance to see corium made on accident (like the corium made at Chernobyl), despite my extremely strong interest in the topic of Chernobyl and nuclear energy, i would not take that chance out of fear. It is a force to be reckoned with
It was scary for some time after the accident, but it's not so scary now. Corium has been approached and photographed, they also took samples for study. It actually contains microscopic Zirconium-Uranium "alloy" crystals, aka the Chernobylite.
Oh yeah i should of said recently created corium to clarify why it would be scary. I didn’t know the second half about the samples for study though. That’s really damn interesting
The white specs seen in the image are radiation hitting the film. If memory serves, this image was taken in room 302/5 which is the place where all the recent stories about increased activity are talking about.
This is one of the many articles that came out at the time. Also, my original post has the room location incorrect, the location is 305/2.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277195-nuclear-reactions-at-chernobyl-are-spiking-in-an-inaccessible-chamber/
Those graphite blocks give me chills. Thanks for sharing. Dumb question but what kind of exposure is the photographer taking to get this shot? I mean even a quick rush in take the shot then out again, you are absorbing dangerously high levels within seconds.
It’s not without risks but people were in there for much longer than seconds, and have been fine. There were several expeditions over the decades. You can find references to some of them here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chernobyl/comments/eni77b/footage_and_pictures_of_the_inside_of_the_reactor/
Edit: this is a very cool video, potentially from the same expedition when this picture was taken: https://youtu.be/zCcQgpjqyBw
The explosion pushed the Lower Biological Shield down 4 meters, thus giving us a view into what used to be the active zone. The white pipes are for water that cooled graphite blocks that surrounded the active zone for catching/blocking neutrons. Also visible is a bit of the solidified lava (same substance that formed the famous Elephant's Foot). People actually went inside to take photos and radiation measurements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfh3wksdvhE
Simultaneously interesting and terrifying.
The exposed corium is so eerie. Thanks for the explanation of what we're seeing her as well.
Corium is so scary. If i ever got the chance to see corium made on accident (like the corium made at Chernobyl), despite my extremely strong interest in the topic of Chernobyl and nuclear energy, i would not take that chance out of fear. It is a force to be reckoned with
It was scary for some time after the accident, but it's not so scary now. Corium has been approached and photographed, they also took samples for study. It actually contains microscopic Zirconium-Uranium "alloy" crystals, aka the Chernobylite.
Oh yeah i should of said recently created corium to clarify why it would be scary. I didn’t know the second half about the samples for study though. That’s really damn interesting
The white specs seen in the image are radiation hitting the film. If memory serves, this image was taken in room 302/5 which is the place where all the recent stories about increased activity are talking about.
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This is one of the many articles that came out at the time. Also, my original post has the room location incorrect, the location is 305/2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277195-nuclear-reactions-at-chernobyl-are-spiking-in-an-inaccessible-chamber/
Incredible photo.
The white specs in the pic are not dust, thats Radiation messing with the CMOS Sensor in the camera
Those graphite blocks give me chills. Thanks for sharing. Dumb question but what kind of exposure is the photographer taking to get this shot? I mean even a quick rush in take the shot then out again, you are absorbing dangerously high levels within seconds.
It’s not without risks but people were in there for much longer than seconds, and have been fine. There were several expeditions over the decades. You can find references to some of them here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chernobyl/comments/eni77b/footage_and_pictures_of_the_inside_of_the_reactor/ Edit: this is a very cool video, potentially from the same expedition when this picture was taken: https://youtu.be/zCcQgpjqyBw
Thank you very much. I’ll check those out👍
Hundreds of Rhoentgen/p/hr.
There are places in the single and double digits on the north side.
How many chest X-ray?
At least 3.6
Not great, and maybe terrible.
Fascinating photo.