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3rd MP Extra Credit: Chernobyl Documentary (10 points)

Both Parts must be completed for extra credit. Completing the extra credit does not guarantee you full points- it must be completed with accuracy and quality.

Part I: Go to Youtube and search “Chernobyl Uncensored” or watch the video (1.5 hours) at this link:

Answer the questions as you watch the documentary.

Part II: Answer the 3 analysis questions.

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  1. What day and year was the Chernobyl disaster?

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  1. What country is the city of Pripyat and Chernobyl part of? How far from Pripyat was the power plant?

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  1. What test was block 4 of the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear power plant asked to run? Why did they run the test?______

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  1. After the safety features were deactivated ______go off in the core of the plant.
  2. The top of the reactor is shot off and this causes ______and ______to be shot into the air and will fall on the land.
  3. Can water put out the fire? Why or Why not? ______

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  1. How many fireman died that night? ______
  2. What secret was kept from the world after the first explosion?______

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  1. What were the photographers’ photos like? What caused this?______

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  1. What does the speaker say about the “taste” of radiation?

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  1. What is a normal radioactive reading? How much higher was the reading at Chernobyl?

Normal______Roentgen Chernobyl______times higher

  1. Normally a human can absorb ______Roentgen in a year the citizens of Pripyat absorbed 50 times the recomended levels of Roentgen in the first day and would recieve lethal levels in 4 days. At the power plant it takes only 15 minutes to get a lethal dose.
  1. What tablet can counteract radiation? ______
  2. In the day after the explosion what measures are taken to keep the public safe?

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  1. How long after the disaster is the city evacuated?______How long did people think they would be gone?______How long did they have to pack? ______
  2. Who helps Russia to understand the scope of the accident 3 days after the accident?

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  1. How hot was it 200 m above the reactor? ______degrees Celsius
  2. What do they have to do to the reactor?______

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  1. Six days after the explosion has the government taken responsibility to protect citizens?

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  1. How many km is the evacuation area? ______
  2. What was under the power plant? Why is this so important to the country?______

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  1. On the 13th of May what are the miners doing at Chernobyl?

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  1. Is it safe for the miners in the tunnel? What were the mistakes that the miners made?

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  1. Where is the post-accident press conference/debriefing held? ______
  2. What date does Gorbachev address the citizens of Russia? What does he say? ______

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  1. Does scrubbing the skin and changing clothes help to limit radiation exposure?

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  1. What do they do with the radioactive rubble?

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  1. What do they have to do the 4th reactor? And how long can a human work near the reactor?

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  1. What does radiation do to the machinery? Where does machinery not work at all?

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  1. Eventually how much is the radiation on the roof reduced?______%
  2. When was the cover on reactor 4 finished? End of ______
  1. In the modern era what new insights about the disaster have come to light (may need to research)?

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Part II: Analysis Questions (Each answer should be at least 4 complete sentences long)

  1. Why do you think the Ukrainian government did not tell the public the truth about the accident for many days? Provide at least 3 reasons.

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  1. If Chernobyl never happened, what would be the current world view of nuclear power? Would it be the same or different from the view of nuclear power today? Why or why not?

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  1. Should the re-settlers have been allowed to go back and live in Pripyat? Why or why not?

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