Chernobyl - HBO/Sky *Spoilers*

I don't get the desire to go there

Credit Checker Moose

That was my experience 6 years ago. Things were very strict.

Now times have changed. The tours are a huge money spinner for the Ukrainian government.

Credit Checker Moose

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't get the desire to go there

The whole area is fascinating. I am thinking of revisiting the site soon.

Limpy

The radiation was not to crazy when I was at the monument. Maybe because it is now fully covered.

What you can do on the tour varies from guide to guide. The Ukrainians on the check points are very strick (as you can imagine). Our guide took us up to the roof of a apartment block, so we could see the whole of Pripyat and the reactor in the distance.

lawred2

Credit Checker Moose wrote: »

This is the sarcophagus in construction April 2013.

Is the construction automated or does it require labourers?

lawred2

lawred2 wrote: »

Is the construction automated or does it require labourers?

The safe confinement construction required construction crews from all around the world working hands on and driving machines but it was built on rails far enough away from the plant so as not to subject the workers to overly high radiation doses. It was then moved into place over the reactor building when finished.

2smiggy

another excellent episode, and a great way to finish the series.

Sittingpretty

2smiggy wrote: »

another excellent episode, and a great way to finish the series.

Thought the finale was tonight? How are you seeing it early?

2smiggy

it was on sky Atlantic at 2 am last night, same time as the US premier.

Carraig Fhearghais

Sittingpretty wrote: »

Thought the finale was tonight? How are you seeing it early?

It is first shown at 2am on Sky Atlantic (similar to how GOT was broadcast)

(edit) oops, typed too slow, 2smiggy got in first!

Mundo7976

Limpy wrote: »

Some pics I took last year in Pripyat and Chernobyl.

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

TomSweeney

Wow !!!
What an episode , and a FANTASTIC tech explanation of what happened too!

Jesus TOP TOP TOP TV!!!

I wanna go back to Chernobyl now!!

TomSweeney

Limpy wrote: »

The radiation was not to crazy when I was at the monument. Maybe because it is now fully covered.

What you can do on the tour varies from guide to guide. The Ukrainians on the check points are very strick (as you can imagine). Our guide took us up to the roof of a apartment block, so we could see the whole of Pripyat and the reactor in the distance.

Yes we did the same, we went into many building in Pripyat and surrounding villages, which strictly speaking you aren't supposed to as the buildings can be dangerous.


Glad we went when we did, it's only a matter of time before some fat American breaks their ankle and sues ...
Reckon all buildings will be strictly forbidden access soon..

Unearthly

Very emotional ending

2smiggy

was a bit drunk watching last night, so am looking forward to watching it again tonight. ya the ending was fairly emotional alright !!

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't get the desire to go there

Why do people want to go to the sites of any big historical event? Many far far worse than Chernobyl?

I’ve a huge interest in the development of nuclear reactors (and weapons to some extent) from the very beginning up to today and I’ve read extensively about it and watched hours of documentaries (not just on chernobyl but it is a big part) so wanting to visit one of the most important locations in the history of the nuclear age is hardly unusual.

Hector Savage

Christ I was nearly in tears at the ending.

TomSweeney

Bowen Uptight Tenet wrote: »

Why do people want to go to the sites of any big historical event? Many far far worse than Chernobyl?

I’ve a huge interest in the development of nuclear reactors (and weapons to some extent) from the very beginning up to today and I’ve read extensively about it and watched hours of documentaries (not just on chernobyl but it is a big part) so wanting to visit one of the most important locations in the history of the nuclear age is hardly unusual.

Plus it's a time capsule into a totally different world, Soviet USSR , this is what attracted me to the trip in the first place.
Documentaries, a book and this series has since sparked my interest in the actual disaster now.


Oh yeah, and the whole abandoned photography opportunities!

Shelga

Very sobering and thought-provoking final episode.

I don’t know about anyone else, but one effect I imagine this has had on a lot of people is to strengthen anti-nuclear feeling.

I wasn’t against it before, but I would have to say I am now. I know RBMK reactors aren’t used in the west, but it just seems like there will always be some unexpected thing that no one planned for that could go wrong- look at Fukushima.

One of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time!

Limpy

TomSweeney wrote: »

Yes we did the same, we went into many building in Pripyat and surrounding villages, which strictly speaking you aren't supposed to as the buildings can be dangerous.


Glad we went when we did, it's only a matter of time before some fat American breaks their ankle and sues ...
Reckon all buildings will be strictly forbidden access soon..

Yes its restricted 100% and we had to watch out for military police. Our guide didn't just say go up there on your own, he led us up so obviously he knows the building well. The fact you have the the Gieger counter is good as you can keep an eye on the levels where you go.

I was more interested in Pripyat then the Reactor. Just seeing time stand still. It was a town/city of the future, at least in Socialist terms. Its quite humbling seeing the names of families on the mail boxes in the apartments, knowing they never got to return, kids never got to play again in the theme park or on the football pitch. Friendships were broken, families split apart.
I know that was the least of there worries in the aftermath. The men and women who lived in that town saved many lives when it happened, so to visit Pripyat in some way's was to share in there sorrow.

TomSweeney

Shelga wrote: »

Very sobering and thought-provoking final episode.

I don’t know about anyone else, but one effect I imagine this has had on a lot of people is to strengthen anti-nuclear feeling.

I wasn’t against it before, but I would have to say I am now. I know RBMK reactors aren’t used in the west, but it just seems like there will always be some unexpected thing that no one planned for that could go wrong- look at Fukushima.

One of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time!

What happened in Chernobyl coudn't happen in the west, for one thing all western nuclear power plants are in containment buildings.


They don't use the positive void coefficient system to modify the reactions, and new Nuclear reactors using thorium are very safe, it's a "slower" reaction so meltdown practically impossible.


But this was one of my worries of the series, that it would fire up irrational fears over the nuclear industry.

Shelga

TomSweeney wrote: »

But this was one of my worries of the series, that it would fire up irrational fears over the nuclear industry.

Some fears are irrational, some are not. There are very real concerns about nuclear energy, for example storing the ~250,000 tonnes of nuclear waste that exists around the world.

I don't think there's any harm in the TV show Chernobyl causing people to consider and research the pros and cons of it all. It's a very interesting and complex topic.

Jamiekelly

Haven't seen it yet but judging by the reaction online and here on boards I better get to it soon.

silverharp

Shelga wrote: »

Some fears are irrational, some are not. There are very real concerns about nuclear energy, for example storing the ~250,000 tonnes of nuclear waste that exists around the world.

I don't think there's any harm in the TV show Chernobyl causing people to consider and research the pros and cons of it all. It's a very interesting and complex topic.

the next generation of nuclear reactors use this waste for fuel

Shelga

Shelga wrote: »

Very sobering and thought-provoking final episode.

I don’t know about anyone else, but one effect I imagine this has had on a lot of people is to strengthen anti-nuclear feeling.

I wasn’t against it before, but I would have to say I am now. I know RBMK reactors aren’t used in the west, but it just seems like there will always be some unexpected thing that no one planned for that could go wrong- look at Fukushima.

One of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time!

As someone who is very pro-nuclear I really hope the show doesn't strengthen any anti-nuclear feeling. It was the one worry I had about the show as much as I was looking forward to it.

The show does give the impression a lot more people died than actually did (in the aftermath in particular among liquidators) and I would be afraid this will result in generating far more fear than there should be from an extremely safe industry (safest way of generating electricity by a considerable distance).

Shelga wrote: »

Some fears are irrational, some are not. There are very real concerns about nuclear energy, for example storing the ~250,000 tonnes of nuclear waste that exists around the world.

I don't think there's any harm in the TV show Chernobyl causing people to consider and research the pros and cons of it all. It's a very interesting and complex topic.

Most of the fears are irrational (of western reactors, RMBKs were a disaster waiting to happen) and even the fears that are somewhat real are blown up massively in peoples minds.

The problem is with people considering the pros and cons is they need to be informed on the topic in great detail to actually understand what they are considering and most people are not. I'm not an expert in that I do not have a qualification in nuclear physics (though I took some courses at undergrad level) but I am a physicist and so I can understand it at a very detailed level and have done considerable reading and research into it (albiet as a hobby rather than something I do as a day job).

Frank Bullitt

The perfect ending to the perfect show.

I was looking forward to this show for weeks, I was afraid that I might have had my hopes up too high and it would let me down. I am glad I was wrong.

I'll probably write a longer post about what I loved about this show, but as of now I am beyond satisfied at how this went. It captured it all, and in just 5 episodes. Special mention to the soundtrack which really added to the theme so so much.

Marvellous television.

Wibbs

That ending...

IMHO from the acting, script, pacing, direction, soundtrack and production design this series was one of the finest pieces of television drama I've ever seen.

gandalf

Agree totally with others, this is the best TV show in a long time. It's lasting effect is it gets you thinking. Perfect length, perfect pacing, great performances really brilliant sound track and sound effects. The sound really set this show apart as well and for that alone it should get a raft of awards.

klose

The actor who plays Roose Bolton in got who also played the man in the court room has such a recognisable voice.

Brilliant show and ending was just perfect, it's hard to fault any aspect of the show. I'll certainly rewatch it again soon.

peddlelies

Don't generally re-watch TV series so soon but for this I need to make an exception