[ RadSafe ] 26 April -- 28 years ago, Chernobyl

[Doug Aitken]

Apart from being a little "over the top" on radiation issues (and the whole salt consumption thing....) this novel has an interesting (and likely realistic) perspective on the issue you mention!:
http://www.amazon.com/Wolves-Dogs-Martin-Cruz-Smith/dp/1471131130

Regards
Doug

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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Brennan, Mike (DOH)
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 11:22 AM
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Something that has struck me about many of the pictures I have seen from the exclusion zone is that many of the rooms shown have been looted.  I can imagine that over 28 years with no maintenance some windows would break, roofs leak, and buildings deteriorate.  Maybe even whole banks of windows would break, letting in the weather.  But the furniture wouldn't evaporate.  The books and toys wouldn't spontaneously dump themselves in a pile in the corner.  

If someone told me that organized crime has systematically stripped the area of everything of value that isn't nailed down, and that bribed officials let it happen I would find that less surprising than if this profit center was ignored.    

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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Maury
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:31 PM
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