Photographing the Most Radioactive Places in Chernobyl

https://petapixel.com/2019/08/27/the-sarcophagus-photographing-the-most-radioactive-places-in-chernobyl/

by smn1234 • 7 years ago

57 9 7 years ago

sebazzz• 7 years ago

If the other control room is contaminated now, wasn't it unsafe to work in after the explosion? They still had a few reactors in operation for a time.

Good to see the control room still runs Windows XP with default Teletubby background. I wonder whether this is a vulnerability and an upgrade is planned.

Alupis2• 7 years ago

It's unlikely to have any internet connection there - so there's little to no risk.

pvg• 7 years ago

There are three control rooms mentioned, it seems - the current 'Arch' control room and the original control rooms for units 3 and 4. Article says that even the unit 4 control room was once decontaminated and stripped of equipment. The unit 3 one is the one that was used for years after.

dheera2• 7 years ago

"Of course, I’m not going to go in there to take pictures! For reference, staying in this place would be deadly in just a few minutes."

What about sending a drone or robot inside and take the pictures safely from outside?

Alupis2• 7 years ago

The radiation levels have killed "drones" several times before.

jameslevy• 7 years ago

Fortunately, there were plenty of"human drones" available to assist with removing graphite.

dheera2• 7 years ago

Tank chassis robot with lead foil casing around the electronics then?

cleeus• 7 years ago

Notice the Windows XP wallpaper in this picture: https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2019/08/11-3.jpg

mattmar96• 7 years ago

Yikes. Hope its not connected to the internet..

Photographing the Most Radioactive Places in Chernobyl

Related Stories