Weekly Report #138
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Although the story told in the game Chernobylite is mostly a work of fiction, it centers around a real-life event that shaped the faith of the world: The Chernobyl disaster of 1986. However, those of you interested in history will be able come across references to other historical events scattered across various dialogues and notes. In one of our earlier reports, we mentioned the island of Nazino (also known as "Cannibals Island"), which was mentioned by Tarakan. But there are more references like this. Today we’re going to present to you the most interesting of them.
The vast majority of such stories can be heard during conversations with our companions in the base. For example, Tarakan tells the story of his mother, a chemical engineer, who was involved in the construction of a power source at the Mayak Plant in the Urals in Ozyorsk (known as Chelyabinsk-40). “The Rat King has ordered hundreds of thousands of mice. The poor little creatures kept digging. They dug, dug, dug! When the big hole was ready, they built the device. (...) Then it was lost. She turned to stardust. "
What happened? On September 29, 1957, the cooling system of a tank containing tens of thousands of tons of dissolved nuclear waste malfunctioned. The accident resulted in an explosion (non-nuclear) with a force comparable to a detonation of 75 tons of TNT! Over 200 people died of radiation sickness, 10,000 were evacuated, and 470,000 were exposed to ionizing radiation. It was the first nuclear disaster in the USSR and, until the explosion of the Chernobyl power plant, the largest.
During another conversation, Tarakan mentions an explosion, flames, and sirens. Initially, Igor thinks he means the explosion of the Chernobyl power plant, but Tarakan says he means Kharkiv 1972. “The KGB and military geniuses tried to extinguish the fire of a natural gas mine with a nuclear device of less than a kilo-ton of power. The idiots blew everything up! A column of radioactive dust was created, many kilometers high... The inhabitants of the nearby villages thought it was the end of the world."
In 1972, Kharkiv did experience a massive explosion. How did it happen? Let’s start from the beginning:In December 1963, while drilling well No. 11 in the Urta-Bulak gas field in southern Uzbekistan, control of the 2,450-meter well that had led the Soviets to gas fields was lost. The pressure of the gas pushed the drill bit and more than 2 kilometers of pipes to the surface, the drilling platform overturned and a fire ignited the gas. When conventional methods of extinguishing the fire did not work, the military stepped in and began firing artillery rounds in hope that one of the projectiles would hit the hole and stop the gas leak.
The situation was getting more and more dramatic. Not only the nearby towns were at risk, but also other wells in the nearby gas fields. So there was nothing left but to using the atomic bomb. The custom device was created under the watchful eye of scientists. Two holes with a diameter of 35 centimeters (primary and spare) were drilled, and a 30-kilogram atomic charge was introduced into one of them. On September 30, 1966, an explosion extinguished the fire. The opening was permanently sealed. It was a success. Or so it would seem.
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Over the next several years, a similar "experiment" was conducted several times. One of them was held in July 1972 southwest of Kharkiv. It was Tarakan who mentioned this event. And so, the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, and even Kharkiv itself, were convinced that something went wrong - you could feel the explosion under your feet, and the explosion polluted the area. The last attempt to extinguish a shaft fire with an atomic bomb took place in 1981.
Mikhail, in turn, tells the story of a cargo train that traveled through Ukraine and Belarus for three years, with carriages filled to the brim with meat. Mikhail, of course, stole some of this meat and kept for himself "because it may be useful one day". It is worth taking a closer look at the context of the entire story. When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, radioactive substances were released into the atmosphere. Radioactive elements found their way into the organisms of animals, either through the water they drank or the grass they ate, and these were then produced by contaminated milk, meat and preserves.
But in this period meat was a valuable resource in the Soviet Union. By the decision of dignitaries, slaughterhouse workers were required to grind contaminated meat together with "good" meat and make sausages. There were tons of dangerous meat in the freezers in Ukraine and Belarus. In 1987, 317 tons of radioactive frozen food from the Gomel plant were put into the wagons. The original plan was to export the goods to Georgia, but it was not adopted. As a result, as Kate Brown describes in her book "Chernobyl. Survival Instructions", wagons filled with meat circulated the countries of the USSR for three years! In the end, the refrigerating units in the wagons collapsed, the terrified electricians refused to repair, and the issue of toxic meat was publicized. Eventually, the meat ended up in a contaminated town, where it ended up in a concrete-poured ditch. The place of "burial" was fenced off with a fence and warning signs.
That's all for today. But you have nothing to worry about - the series will continue in the next reports ;)
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Take care, Stalkers!
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There is not much time left! This is the last and ONLY chance to get this little fluffy exclusive plush Black Stalker! More information can be found in this link. Hurry up!
[h3]Hello Stalkers![/h3]
Although the story told in the game Chernobylite is mostly a work of fiction, it centers around a real-life event that shaped the faith of the world: The Chernobyl disaster of 1986. However, those of you interested in history will be able come across references to other historical events scattered across various dialogues and notes. In one of our earlier reports, we mentioned the island of Nazino (also known as "Cannibals Island"), which was mentioned by Tarakan. But there are more references like this. Today we’re going to present to you the most interesting of them.
The vast majority of such stories can be heard during conversations with our companions in the base. For example, Tarakan tells the story of his mother, a chemical engineer, who was involved in the construction of a power source at the Mayak Plant in the Urals in Ozyorsk (known as Chelyabinsk-40). “The Rat King has ordered hundreds of thousands of mice. The poor little creatures kept digging. They dug, dug, dug! When the big hole was ready, they built the device. (...) Then it was lost. She turned to stardust. "
What happened? On September 29, 1957, the cooling system of a tank containing tens of thousands of tons of dissolved nuclear waste malfunctioned. The accident resulted in an explosion (non-nuclear) with a force comparable to a detonation of 75 tons of TNT! Over 200 people died of radiation sickness, 10,000 were evacuated, and 470,000 were exposed to ionizing radiation. It was the first nuclear disaster in the USSR and, until the explosion of the Chernobyl power plant, the largest.
During another conversation, Tarakan mentions an explosion, flames, and sirens. Initially, Igor thinks he means the explosion of the Chernobyl power plant, but Tarakan says he means Kharkiv 1972. “The KGB and military geniuses tried to extinguish the fire of a natural gas mine with a nuclear device of less than a kilo-ton of power. The idiots blew everything up! A column of radioactive dust was created, many kilometers high... The inhabitants of the nearby villages thought it was the end of the world."
In 1972, Kharkiv did experience a massive explosion. How did it happen? Let’s start from the beginning:In December 1963, while drilling well No. 11 in the Urta-Bulak gas field in southern Uzbekistan, control of the 2,450-meter well that had led the Soviets to gas fields was lost. The pressure of the gas pushed the drill bit and more than 2 kilometers of pipes to the surface, the drilling platform overturned and a fire ignited the gas. When conventional methods of extinguishing the fire did not work, the military stepped in and began firing artillery rounds in hope that one of the projectiles would hit the hole and stop the gas leak.
The situation was getting more and more dramatic. Not only the nearby towns were at risk, but also other wells in the nearby gas fields. So there was nothing left but to using the atomic bomb. The custom device was created under the watchful eye of scientists. Two holes with a diameter of 35 centimeters (primary and spare) were drilled, and a 30-kilogram atomic charge was introduced into one of them. On September 30, 1966, an explosion extinguished the fire. The opening was permanently sealed. It was a success. Or so it would seem.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Over the next several years, a similar "experiment" was conducted several times. One of them was held in July 1972 southwest of Kharkiv. It was Tarakan who mentioned this event. And so, the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, and even Kharkiv itself, were convinced that something went wrong - you could feel the explosion under your feet, and the explosion polluted the area. The last attempt to extinguish a shaft fire with an atomic bomb took place in 1981.
Mikhail, in turn, tells the story of a cargo train that traveled through Ukraine and Belarus for three years, with carriages filled to the brim with meat. Mikhail, of course, stole some of this meat and kept for himself "because it may be useful one day". It is worth taking a closer look at the context of the entire story. When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, radioactive substances were released into the atmosphere. Radioactive elements found their way into the organisms of animals, either through the water they drank or the grass they ate, and these were then produced by contaminated milk, meat and preserves.
But in this period meat was a valuable resource in the Soviet Union. By the decision of dignitaries, slaughterhouse workers were required to grind contaminated meat together with "good" meat and make sausages. There were tons of dangerous meat in the freezers in Ukraine and Belarus. In 1987, 317 tons of radioactive frozen food from the Gomel plant were put into the wagons. The original plan was to export the goods to Georgia, but it was not adopted. As a result, as Kate Brown describes in her book "Chernobyl. Survival Instructions", wagons filled with meat circulated the countries of the USSR for three years! In the end, the refrigerating units in the wagons collapsed, the terrified electricians refused to repair, and the issue of toxic meat was publicized. Eventually, the meat ended up in a contaminated town, where it ended up in a concrete-poured ditch. The place of "burial" was fenced off with a fence and warning signs.
That's all for today. But you have nothing to worry about - the series will continue in the next reports ;)
[h3]That's it for today![/h3]
Take care, Stalkers!
[h3]Do you like Chernobylite? Give us a review.[/h3]
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