***** sadly, nope. they had it as a keychain a few years ago (i bought it back then), but now, i didnt find anything with it on anymore. i took a photo of this mural, too, it's on my flickr channel (see video description). the resolution would allow a 50x30cm print at 300dpi. it's taken at a slight angle, though, as i could not take it vertically centered, the wall was too high...
***** One trick I have done in the past is set my camera to a 2 second delay, stick it on a tripod then hit the shutter and hold the tri-pod as high over my head as possible as it takes the shot, its quite tricky to get the angle perfect though so you end up doing it a bunch of times over.
If I am not mistaken. These ships are on the River Pripyat and were possibly used to haul liquidators to the Zone for decontamination efforts earlier and also used to carry radioactive debris to a location to bury/dispose of.
Great to see some of the lesser filmed parts, looking forward to the rest of the series. I am planning my own trip there with some friends and join the other tourists! Was there much disruption due to conflict in Eastern Ukraine?
due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, hardly. due to the recent terrorist threat (to blow up the reactors, fuel storage, etc.) - yes, a little bit. but not much, either. i still got to do 99% of what i wanted to do, and the other 1% was acceptable... and already far out of reach for what any "normal" person would do. =)
The workers who stay in Chernobyl City are nor working at the power plant. This is separated. They work for the government and do cleanup and fixing stuff in the zone… They got this 2 week shift. 2 weeks work. 2 weeks off. With double money than the same job outside the zone. The workers from the power plant go by train to Slavutych. This train is going every hour. I did this already. Very interesting to talk to the constructors from the new shelter. And in Slavutych the hotel is great ;-) Perfect after a few days in the zone J
Не все кто работает на ЧАЭС живут в Славутиче. Есть и те кто в Чернигове живут, например. И некоторые, что бы каждый день не тратить на дорогу больше двух часов и утром не вставать рано, те живут в Чернобыле. Я уже не говорю про подрядчиков.
yes, i have crossed these train tracks. i heard a train only goes 3 times in morning, and 3 times in evening? but well, it does not matter... :) anyway, i thought nuclear power plant workers stay in any place they want? some in Slavutytch, yes, but also some elsewhere, with some staying in Chernobyl town. I have met a German crane driver in the shop in Chernobyl town 1.5 years ago! And there's also the Novarka hotel for workers in Chernobyl...
bionerd23 06:30, 07:23, 07:41, 11:15 это утром, всего 4. Стоит различать персонал ЧАЭС и персонал подрядных организаций. Большинство персонала ЧАЭС живет в Славутиче, совсем мало в Чернобыле. Рабочие подрядных организаций наоборот, большинство в Чернобыле и кое какая часть в Славутиче. В Чернобыле, кроме подрядчиков, ещё живут и рабочие предприятий Зоны Отчуждения.
Thanks for another great video. I like that you share the reality of life in Chernobyl (and the background radiation level). I am curious about the wrecked ships. Are they a result of the disaster there or just old wrecks from before 1986?
i guess somebody who only likes the extreme stuff i do, and cannot admire simple, beautiful sights. i have some subscribers who'd only click the "like" button if the cat had clawed my skin to bloody pieces of flesh, followed by a hospital video of me receiving painful rabies shots... and those folks are now quite disappointed that this video content is not life-threatening for once, lol. but well, i did this video for the other people who do enjoy a look at real life as it is in the exclusion zone, and i am quite pleased with the fact that they seem to be the large majority of people who are subscribed to me. :)
Bionerd-- some more info for my radioactive tourist friend, round here we have Elliot Lake, Hanford, and a significant mine eldorado mine -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Mine_(Northwest_Territories)
Why are the pipes (heating oil or gas, I guess) over the road, and not under it? Is it to make access easier for repairs? Thanks for all your interesting videos.
there were underground pipes prior to the accident in Chernobyl. however, these underground pipes became highly contaminated - so later, when people were still working and living in these areas (as they do now), they had to come up with a different form of water supply. using trucks for supply of water is not very economic for around 4000 people working in and around the nuclear power plant this very day, and there's also the tourists... so yeah, these are "new", unconaminated water pipes that were built after the Chernobyl accident. :)
bionerd23 Like a lot of things, it makes perfect sense once explained :-). I first noticed them when "exploring" Chernobyl via Google streetview, but I assumed it was for better access during cold months. Thank you.
MrJason005 In the last month I reckon I heard of 3 different leaks from Fukushima involving tons of contaminated radioactive water, they don't seem to be on top of the situation even after 4 years. I would like to see a list of by order of radiation release for nuclear disasters Fukushima must be in the top 2? Just did a search someone put Fukushima as worse than Chernobyl :-|
Реально молодец! Крутые репортажи! Большое спасибо! И это был Bexe. Спасибо от меня из России в Чернобыль!) Really well done! Cool stories! Thank you very much! And it was Bexe. Thank you from me from Russia to Chernobyl!) {Author - Bexe translated in Yandex} Please email me the answer too.
