[quote=CNN]
(CNN) -- Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster with a series of memorials and commemorations at Chernobyl.
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Viktor Yanukovych and Dmitry Medvedev, took part in a joint visit to the now-defunct plant.
The pair used the visit to raise concerns about nuclear safety around the world -- a subject at the forefront of many people's minds following the threat to Japan's nuclear industry from the recent earthquake and tsunami.
"We are marking a tragic date," news agency AFP reported Ukraine's Yanukovych as saying. "Twenty five years have passed and we have understood that nuclear accidents have colossal consequences for the population.
"The world has understood that such catastrophes cannot be fought by one country on its own."
Earlier, at 1:23 a.m. (22:23 GMT Monday) -- the exact time of the blast -- Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, led a memorial service in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
A bell tolled 25 times to mark the years that have gone by since the accident.
Mourners also gathered at the Chernobyl victims' monument in Slavutich, 30 miles (50km) away, to lay flowers and light candles in memory of those killed. Many of those who worked at the ill-fated plant lived in the town.
An explosion in reactor four in the early hours of April 26, 1986, left a plume of radioactive debris hanging over the region.
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Health Organization say 28 emergency workers died of radiation sickness in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
About 20 more who received high doses of radiation died of various causes in the following years, and as many as 4,000 cancer deaths are expected as a result of the disaster, according to those U.N. agencies.
Fallout from the nuclear blast was carried across the then-Soviet Union and Europe.
The Chernobyl anniversary comes amid renewed concerns over the safety of nuclear power, as Japan struggles to bring the disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi plant under control.
An earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, damaging several reactors at the power station, and leading to a number of radiation leaks.
CNN's Matthew Chance said the latest accident had led to a growing tide of public opinion against nuclear power in some countries, including Germany, where protests were held at the weekend.
But he said other, poorer countries with large power needs were dependent on cheap nuclear power, and had nothing to replace it with.
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[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/26/ukraine.chernobyl.anniversary/[/url]
RIP soviet workers who died clearing the mess.
Here come the STALKER jokes.
Whoever makes Stalker jokes is a heartless dick.
R.I.P.
:saddowns:
Guess they overreacted!
[QUOTE=humpalump;29443017]Guess they overreacted![/QUOTE]
Not cool, bro.
As my own little memorial to the chernobyl victims, I will just put these here.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyHvDhILYl8[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ErRr1PD9IM&[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs55k58OPXo&[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS8d3ESsvEk&[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibJgOb0PM4&[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lE8Fr1PVKs&[/media]
Watch these. It really effected me and made me understand, im sure it will have the same effect on you.
[QUOTE=Ezhik;29442631]Whoever makes Stalker jokes is a heartless dick.[/QUOTE]
I know, they really need to get out of here.
[QUOTE=Ezhik;29442631]Whoever makes Stalker jokes is a heartless dick.[/QUOTE]
No different then making 9/11 jokes.
25 years since a horrible disaster, so many first responders died from radiation poisoning among other things. It really is a shame.
[QUOTE=MajorMattem;29443272]As my own little memorial to the chernobyl victims, I will just put these here.
Watch these. It really effected me and made me understand, im sure it will have the same effect on you.[/QUOTE]
I'm glad I posted that documentary a while ago. I was actually surprised to see a lot of people watched the whole thing through.
If you're wondering, it really is worth it.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;29444084]I'm glad I posted that documentary a while ago. I was actually surprised to see a lot of people watched the whole thing through.
If you're wondering, it really is worth it.[/QUOTE]
Oh, hey! I remember now. You're the one who made the thread on that, thats how I found it!
You're awesome, good sir.
[QUOTE=Itsjustguy;29443101]Not cool, bro.[/QUOTE]
Not COOLED, bro :v:
[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]
The reactor, that is.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;29444430]Not COOLED, bro :v:
[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]
The reactor, that is.[/QUOTE]
I believe it has solidified by now, bro.
-snip-
[QUOTE=ravioolz;29442617]Here come the STALKER jokes.[/QUOTE]
Such is life in the joke zone.
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