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Grammar

The fist sentence should read: "at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat, located in the then Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)" instead of: "at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat, then located in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)". It did not physically move.

Conversion rate between Roubles/USD

Currency - can someone change the opening para to correct the 1:1 conversion rate between Roubles/USD? One rouble is worth around 2 cents currently...

Supreme Soviet (Supreme Council), not Verkhovna Rada

"Valentyna Shevchenko, then Chairman of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR" should be "Valentyna Shevchenko, then Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR"

We are talking about 1986. Verkhovna Rada was established in 1991. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.72.180.110 (talk) 07:33, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The change was made. Thanks for pointing that out. Netherzone (talk) 20:13, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Now it reads "then Chairman of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR", which is also incorrect. It's just "Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR" without "Verkhovna Rada". Although, historically, Verkhovna Rada is, indeed, the successor of Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, but the official namechange took place only after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Sorry for obtrusiveness. :-) 128.72.180.110 (talk) 03:45, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't you just fix it? Netherzone (talk) 12:20, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to register and then learn how to Wiki just to fix this one small mistake. Also I'm not a native English speaker (which means my English is far from good), so there is really no reason for me to edit English wiki pages. I just happened to notice it, thought I could tell someone here...128.72.180.110 (talk) 06:15, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

that appeared to "flood up into infinity".

For some reason, this phrase in the article has "flood up into infinity" link to the article on space. This isn't needed, right? 50.5.104.20 (talk) 20:38, 16 March 2017 (UTC)[reply] 

    I removed it for the time being, as it seems mostly irrelevant. Anybody feel free to reverse that change if you want, but it doesn't relate directly to the concept of "flooding up into infinity", as weirdly phrased as that is. Well done noting the link, though. 
                                   ToxicReap (talk) 17:44, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. It's a metaphor, and space is not the essence of the metaphor in any case; infinity is. I hate in when people have to explain jokes, serious or funny. SkoreKeep (talk) 18:09, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shelter No Longer in Development

One of the lower sections of the articles notes a fund for a shelter in development to cover the reactor site - Is this the same shelter that was built last year? ToxicReap (talk) 17:39, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There have been two shelters. The first was essentially slapped up in the two years following the accident, is leaky and not well founded. The second started construction in 2012 and will complete that construction later this year, I believe. It is in place and is being sealed and outfitted for decommissioning work and includes a number of exterior buildings. So I presume the answer to your question is yes. SkoreKeep (talk) 18:03, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

please see this NOVA on the arch put in pkace 2016 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/chernobyls-megatomb.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.123.95.225 (talk) 02:56, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Hurried"?

"Hurried test" I don't see how you can call the test hurried. It was delayed 12 hours. It had been done previously. Over several months they had been trying to get an answer to the problem of the gap in power supply. There is nothing that should have been done more slowly in the test. There is nothing that they should have waited for before continuing with the test (they should have stopped it, but continuing it is not the same as hurrying). They waited to get reactor power back up before starting the test. The word 'hurried' could just be removed. Peteroakley (talk) 12:25, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Stress test ?

It was a safety test. Nothing was meant to be stressed. The reactor was not in a normal configuration but no component was intended to be tested beyond its operational limits or until it broke. Peteroakley (talk) 12:31, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"wreathes" (photograph caption)

This should read "wreaths" ("wreathes" is the verb), but there's no Edit function for the article, so all I can do is mention it here in the hope that someone can make the correction.213.127.210.95 (talk) 21:49, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done, with thanks. Haploidavey (talk) 21:55, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MegaTomb

I was wondering when you folks are going to add a section about the Mega tomb that was build to go over the damaged reactor 4. You can find the documentary at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/chernobyls-megatomb.html. I haven't found nothing on it on this site. Info on the web is very little. but It been built and all at the cost of 1.5 billion dollars and took years to build. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MajorJared29 (talk • contribs) 23:47, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Try Chernobyl New Safe Confinement. SkoreKeep (talk) 01:21, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
on the episode they say it make take to 100 years for the reactor and building to be completely torn apart and all. that could be sped up when the Russians come up with artificial Compound 27 - 4. which render radiation harmless.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by MajorJared29 (talk • contribs) 18:38, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmmm, I agree with the 100 years estimate, but this "Compound 27" has me half way between bewilderment and stitches. I watched the NOVA show last week and they mentioned nothing about such. I fear that you must be misinterpreting something. Rad Away is just not in the cards. SkoreKeep (talk) 21:13, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]


It wasn't mention in the Nova episode at all it was mention in a movie but i went ahead and looked it up on the web. the problem is there isn't enough of it in nature. so the Russians are going to have to artificially make it. Here the site where they talk about it. https://www.rt.com/news/russian-scientists-discover-radiation-absorbing-mineral/

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