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ask for infodump about Chernobyl as someone who has never even heard of it

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Chernobyl is considered to be the worst nuclear disaster in history, rated at a 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), the only other disaster ranking at a 7 being in Fukushima back in 2011. The disaster occurred on April 26, 1986. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant was located in Ukraine, which was under the control of the Soviet Union at the time. It was only about 16 miles from the Belarus-Ukraine border, which was also under Soviet control. There were two main towns nearby, Chernobyl itself, which was older, had only about 15,000 residents, and was actually farther from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant than Pripyat, which had about 50,000 residents, and was only about 2 miles from the plant. Pripyat was newer, and residents had an average age of about 26. The town itself was filled with young, well educated people starting new lives. A large number of public buildings were located in Pripyat, including a school and a sports complex, which contains the famous Azure Swimming Pool. The plant supplied Pripyat with energy, and the place was considered a sort of "dream city." The plant was an RBMK-1000 type reactor, a generation I nuclear reactor, which are the earliest, and generally most hazardous, nuclear reactors. RBMKs were used to produce Plutonium, a radioactive material primarily used in nuclear weapons. However, they could also be used to produce civilian energy, so a few were constructed to supply parts of the USSR with power. At the time of the incident, there were four reactors in operation, with reactors 5 and 6 under construction. A test was scheduled to be conducted to see if the backup generators could successfully turn on in time to keep the cooling systems running at safe levels. However, the test was delayed until the less experienced night shift was in. They turned off the reactor's shutdown feature and lowered the power to the reactor. Reactors need energy to function, as they have to be cooled. For these reactors, large amounts of water were used to cool them. Without the shutdown function, the reactor was in danger of overheating if it wasn't cooled. Regardless, they ran the test. When the backup generators took too long to turn on, panic set in, and the reactor began to overheat. Then, somehow hit the AZ-5 button, which lowers all control rods into the reactor at once. Control rods are used to absorb excess amounts of shed neutrons from the nuclear reactions. However, they momentarily increase reactions when first introduced into the reactor chambers. The undertrained staff of the night shift were not aware of this. With the increased reactivity, the reactor was now dangerously hot, and the casinging around the fuel rods began to rupture, causing white-hot radioactive fuel to come into direct contact with steam. At 1:23 A.M., April 26, 1986, Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor #4 exploded. The contact between the fuel and the steam caused a steam explosion, blowing the 1000 tonne reactor roof into the air and spewing radioactive debris and particles into the air.

Two plant workers were killed instantly by either the force of the blast or from being hit by debris. Although plant workers realized what had happened rather quickly, superiors were slow to act. Firefighters were called in, but they were not told the dangers of the radiation. Most died within a few months. But that was only the tip of the iceberg. In Pripyat, the Amusement Park that had been scheduled to open the next day was hurriedly opened a day early to distract residents from the fact that the reactor was on fire.

It took 36 hours for Soviet Officials to finally begin to evacuate Pripyat, only after residents had begun to report nausea, dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches, all symptoms of radiation poisoning. A few weeks earlier, citizens were trained with gas masks in case there ever was an incident. Officials said that they didn’t need them, as they didn’t want to cause a panic.

Residents were also told they would be returning soon, and to leave everything behind. They did not come back. This left Pripyat as an eerie ghost down where everything seemed to have simply been dropped and left. Today, it is still abandoned, and is being slowly reclaimed by nature.

During the cleanup of the incident, “Liquidators” were called in. Some knew the dangers, others didn’t. The fire of the reactor was too hot to be put out by water, so tons and tons or boron, sand, and lead were dumped onto the burning reactor by helicopters that flew over. It didn’t help much, and the reactor finally stopped burning after about 2-3 weeks. A structure dubbed “The sarcophagus” was built over the reactor to contain the radiation, though it was rushed and leaked radiation. A large area of woodlands was contaminated by the radiation, and it turned red and died, earning the nickname “The Red Forest.” Most of these trees were cleared and buried. Highly contaminated houses were knocked down, animals were shot, and crops destroyed. Absolutely everything that was highly contaminated was at least attempted to be destroyed and buried. Still, not everything could be destroyed and buried, there was simply too much. One object, dubbed “The Claw of Death” was, according to conflicting accounts, either used to assist in the overall cleanup or was used specifically in the cleanup of the plant roof. It is radioactive enough to give a lethal dose if sat in for about 11 hours.

Another rather infamous object is “The Elephant’s Foot” which is a mass of sand, concrete, and melted reactor fuel that had melted its way through the floor and down into the basement. Upon discovery, the sheer amount of radiation it gave off was enough to give you a fatal dose within about 90 seconds. Today, that’s increased to about five minutes. The foot was unyielding to sampling tools, so, they shot it with a Kalashnikov Rifle (AK-47) to get a sample.

After a very short period of time, the remaining three reactors were up and running again, as the USSR simply needed power desperately. By December of 1987, all three reactors were up and running again. They were operated for years, until the last reactor was finally shut down for good in 2000. Being so close to the border, and with the wind conditions of the time, mass amount of radioactive particles were blown north to Belarus. The Soviet Union had planes fly over and seed the clouds with chemicals, forcing them to rain on rural land instead of heavily populated areas, but this still had a major effect, as about 1/3 of Belarusian farmland was contaminated. However, the winds began to shift, blowing radiation towards Europe. Sweden was the first to sound the alarm, asking if something had happened after detecting dangerous amounts of airborne radiation and determining it was not from any of their own reactors. The USSR finally admitted there had been a “very small” incident at Chernobyl, and was very reluctant to give the world information. Careful monitoring protocols were put on resources everywhere in Europe, from grain to milk to wood, all were carefully measured for radiation. Years later, after the Sarcophagus was determined to be unsafe, the New Safe Confinement unit was constructed, which is a semicircular dome over the existing Sarcophagus. The New Safe Confinement was finished in 2018. 

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(For now)

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it’s actually casinger but REAL

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CONGRATULATIONS MARIELLE! Fifiteen year-old Marielle Casingal Lim was bestowed with the title of Miss Philippine Youth Princess 2020 during the finale of the 20th edition of Mr. and Miss Philippine Youth last Sunday, January 12 at Tanghalang Pasigueno in Pasig City. The aspiring chemist is a Grade 10 student of International Learning Academy in Cainta and a model under Star Entertainment Productions headed by Ms. Rose Jorta. A consistent scholar, Marielle advocates for promotion of animals welfare. She wants to take up either Chemical Engineering or Dentistry in college. Her family decided to stay here in the Philippines after migrating to the United States many years ago. Among our beauty queens, she idolize Catriona and Pia. Aside from her schooling, Marielle will be very busy promoting the cause of Miss Philippine Youth organization and doing some modeling stints. Once again, our heartfelt congratulations!

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Cardema withdraws as Duterte Youth’s nominee

## Cardema withdraws as Duterte Youth’s nominee

MANILA -- Former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairman Ronald Cardema has withdrawn his nomination as the top nominee of the Duterte Youth Party-List.

In his letter to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Cardema said he made the decision to prompt the poll body to declare the Duterte Youth as one of the party-list winners in the last May 13 national and local elections.

“Even with our strong faith in the Comelec en banc that it will side with our Motion for Reconsideration (MR) and will protect us now from the harassment of their corrupt colleague, with all humility I withdraw from my nomination to sacrifice myself for our party-list so that the Comelec can immediately release the Certificate of Proclamation of the Comelec-approved succeeding nominee and to give justice to the votes of 350,000 Filipinos who, we desire to immediately serve with their needed medical assistance, requested patriotic projects, and activities for nation-building,” Cardema said.

“It is my prayer that this personal sacrifice be accepted and proceed now to the immediate release of the Certificate of Proclamation of the succeeding nominee of the Duterte Youth Party-list,” he added in his letter addressed to Comelec chairman Sheriff Abas and Law Department Director Maria Norina S. Tangaro-Casingal. The Comelec First Division earlier cancelled Cardema’s nomination for being beyond the age limit set by law.

Last month, the 34-year-old Cardema filed a motion for reconsideration and his appeal is still pending before the poll body’s First Division.

Cardema accused First Division member, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, of “public harassment” for blocking his nomination as Duterte Youth’s first nominee.

Under Sec. 9 of Republic Act 7941, a candidate who is more than 30 years old on the elections day is not qualified to be a party-list nominee of the youth sector. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the poll body will study the notice of withdrawal submitted by Cardema.

Jimenez said the Comelec will, in due time, “formally inform the public of its actions, if any, moving forward”. (PNA)

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Date: September 17, 2019 at 03:41AM

Source: Philippine News Agency

Link: [Cardema withdraws as Duterte Youth’s nominee](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1080570)

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MARIELLE CASINGAL LIM – ANOTHER GIRL TO WATCH OUT FOR IN MR AND MISS PHILIPPINE YOUTH 2020 SEARCH. Noli A. Berioso A fifteen year-old future chemist is one of the 25 official female candidates for Mr. and Miss Philippine Youth 2020 slated early next year. Tall and graceful Marielle Casingal Lim is pinning her hope to be one of the winners of the 20 year-old pageant intended for young generation. Marielle had a “Meet and Greet” event last December 12 with selected members of the media from pageant industry at Gateway Mall, Quezon City. She is a Grade 10 student of International Learning Academy in Cainta and plans to take up either Chemical Engineering or Dentistry in college. Her parents, Engelberto and Maricris were both from Northern Luzon and worked in the United States before they finally decided to stay in the country few years ago. She loves to ice skate and play volleyball. She also interested with musical instruments like kalimba and ukulele. She is an in house model of Star Entertainment Productions under the supervision of Miss Rose Jorta, the head of SEP. During the final screening of the search, she impressed the panel of the screening committee because of her personal advocacy that deals with the protection and promotion of animals welfare. She further explained that animals are vulnerable and they need someone to speak for them. In spite of her many extra-curricular activities, Marielle maintained her scholarship and still manage to share some quality time to bond with her parents and an older sibling. She also did several photo shoots with popular lens men in the pageant industry. During Christmas break aside from enjoying the Holiday Season, she will be busy preparing and training for her forth coming pageant. Among our beauty queens and celebrities, she looks up to Catriona Gray, Pia Wurtzbach and Liza Soberano not only because of their natural beauty but also because of their principles and advocacies in life. She is also well-travelled person. Marielle has been to many parts of the US and European countries. Let’s wish Marielle all the best of luck at the coronation night of Mr. and Miss Philippine Youth 2020 happening on January 12 at Tanghalang Pasigueno in Pasig City.