Hard to underestimate just how much a profound an event this was for my generation - we really did live in the 'shadow' of it, in Europe at least, for much of this last 38 years. I was only a toddler when it happened but grew up with every single reference to the word 'nuclear' or even the word 'radiation' indelibly connected to the Chernobyl disaster. Much like geopolitics and 9/11 there really was a pre- and post-Chernobyl world, although that might be a very European perspective too. It still haunts us I think.
Infernalism on April 26th, 2024 at 13:41 UTC »
The HBO series was amazing. Recommend you all go watch it.
CompetitiveGuess7642 on April 26th, 2024 at 14:05 UTC »
What most people don't realize is the other reactors ran until the late 90s.
Zobs_Mom on April 26th, 2024 at 14:05 UTC »
Hard to underestimate just how much a profound an event this was for my generation - we really did live in the 'shadow' of it, in Europe at least, for much of this last 38 years. I was only a toddler when it happened but grew up with every single reference to the word 'nuclear' or even the word 'radiation' indelibly connected to the Chernobyl disaster. Much like geopolitics and 9/11 there really was a pre- and post-Chernobyl world, although that might be a very European perspective too. It still haunts us I think.