Chernobyl disaster

Contaminated Vehicles from the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster at Rassorva.Twenty years after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, many of the contaminated vehicles used in the clean-up operation remain in graveyards in the vast exclusion zone around the reactor.For 20 years, rows of vehicles have sat awaiting a final solution, the largest graveyard being at Rassokha, 25km south-west of the power plant. The fire engines that went to the power station on the night of the explosion have long since been buried in huge trenches. But others can still be found rotting into the ground.Many of the trucks have had their engines and wiring removed, despite the fact that they are contaminated. Most vehicles' bonnets stand open.The relics serve as a silent reminder of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#top ... es_07.html

[tom d. friedman]

a staggering site

[gilt]

GREAT site, it will take a few hours to see/read everything but it will be an unforgettable experience.

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/

Tom-

[airnutz]

GREAT site, it will take a few hours to see/read everything but it will be an unforgettable experience.

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/

Tom-

Yeah great site and I enjoy Elena's writing and her wry wit, but unfortunately the lone biker babe touring
the post apocolypse seems to be a hoax rendered by her and her husband. Yeah..husband..another adventure
babe fantasy off the market!
www.uer.ca/forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=8951

Still, fascinating pics and a great story based on facts. She has a coffee table book now...Elena Filatova..
www.elenafilatova.com

Elena referring to her little trailbike..the Scooturo, "It is my transportation here. I love Scooturo. Son of a ditch goes
everywhere and it goes fast!"

Elena regarding drunken backyard mechanics in her 'hood', "The is no way our backyard mechanics could reliably
turbocharge any bike-they could only cucumbercharge it."

I hope she finds her SS "deaths head" ring some day!

[CAPFlyer]

This is interesting reading on some of the background of the explosion as well -

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddo ... rword.html

[michaelharadon]

I guess that, for the people of the region, the accident gives a whole new meaning to the term "nuclear family".