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[Alex Cicala]

I believe that the world will end late 2012, although my theory is different.

It envolves the accident of Chernobyl, which is in Ukraine near the border of the formally known USSR [now Russia]. Reading through my Physics book I discovered a page on the accident at Chernobyl. It states the whole accident and what had cause the horrific event, mainly human error. Although it then goes on to explain a shelter project (SIP - Shelter Implementation Project). This shelter had started progress of construction in August, 2007 and is planned for completion in late 2012. Now the sarcophagus of Reactor 4 has been seal although has now been leaking radiation recently, this is why the new shelter is been built. Once the shelter is complete then crews will then start to dismantle Reactor 4 and the remains of Radioactive waste in Reactor 4. My theory is that in the process of this dismantle progress, which is due after the shelter is complete, something will either happen or go wrong. The radiation under that area will still be active, once tapped into for removemal anything can happen. So thats it, we wait and see.

If anyone agrees or wants to add or criticize this thoery, please go ahead....

[Rixi]

thats really creepy theory

but yeah, something probably WILL go wrong >.<

[Baniboy]

Possible, but I don't think it will affect the whole world as you stated in your topic? A single nuclear reactor can't destroy the planet, that's what I think.

With the arguments I stated above, you can't actually even think one reactor can cause the "end of the world", can you?

And don't follow Murphy's law, because "everything that can go wrong, will go wrong" is incorrect, and if it would be true, humanity couldn't have accomplished risky things.

Edited by Baniboy, 11 May 2009 - 05:20 PM.

[networker]

I don't see any basis for thinking the world will end in 2012
If you're also basing that on the Mayan theory then
rather than go through the details,such a theory has
proven to be inconclusive.

As alteady mentioned,one malfunctioned nuclear generator won't
destroy the whole world either and why did you have to pick the
one at Chernobyl?

[rogerthecamel]

The thing with exploded reactors is that most of the energy has already been dissipated. The remaining radioactive waste is just dangerous to living things and not really volatile. For a reactor to explode a critical mass of radioactive materials needs to be accumulated into a small area such that the radiation emitted from the material causes an exponential increase in radioactive activity causing the explosion. The reason radioactive waste from reactors is "waste" is because they can no longer be used for useful nuclear reactions any more and the only thing they can do is store it up. So while things can go wrong locally when dismantling the reactor, such as radioactive waste escaping into the eco-system, it is highly improbably that any explosion could result, let alone a global one.

[Alex Cicala]

Ok also may I add something creapy, that if anyone has played the game Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, then you'd be familier to what I'm talking about. Although the dates in game are close to the dates of the completion date of the SIP at Reactor 4. I myself find this as just a theory and improbable although it is good an interesting to think about. The real end of the world, will happen definitely in approximately 5.5 Billion Years. That's when our solar system Sun starts to die.

[rogerthecamel]

Well if the human race survives long enough for that to happen then we won't have to worry about it. Either we will have moved on from this solar system or we will be able to prevent it by feeding it with fuel from another star.

[anwiii]

that's weird that you wrote a topic about this yesterday because 3 days ago, i had just met someone who's brother died slowly because of that event. funny thing is, he was telling me, was that they wont admit that he died from radiation. they blamed cancer and other things

i don't think there will be an end of the world in what you were talking about and i'm sure any remains of radiation can be contained so i don't think it's as bad as you are stating. leakage is a worry, but i don't think it can be compared to the chernobyl incendent

cicala, on May 11 2009, 05:12 AM, said:

I believe that the world will end late 2012, although my theory is different.

It envolves the accident of Chernobyl, which is in Ukraine near the border of the formally known USSR [now Russia]. Reading through my Physics book I discovered a page on the accident at Chernobyl. It states the whole accident and what had cause the horrific event, mainly human error. Although it then goes on to explain a shelter project (SIP - Shelter Implementation Project). This shelter had started progress of construction in August, 2007 and is planned for completion in late 2012. Now the sarcophagus of Reactor 4 has been seal although has now been leaking radiation recently, this is why the new shelter is been built. Once the shelter is complete then crews will then start to dismantle Reactor 4 and the remains of Radioactive waste in Reactor 4. My theory is that in the process of this dismantle progress, which is due after the shelter is complete, something will either happen or go wrong. The radiation under that area will still be active, once tapped into for removemal anything can happen. So thats it, we wait and see.

If anyone agrees or wants to add or criticize this thoery, please go ahead....

[sheepdog]

This is the very reason I am so opposed to this energy sourse. No matter what safeguards are in place, there is always the chance for human error. And the consequences in this case are far too serious to even take a chance on to my way of thinking.

But I don't suppose my silly little opinion is going to make much difference to those in charge who want to supply the world with cheap power. So I suppose it is good that they are trying to find ways to correct the disaster at Chernobyl and are finding out the difficulties and what to do about it.

Baniboy is right, it's unlikely that this clean up could possibly effect the entire world as to cause some catastrofic event, but I will have to disagree with him on the Murpheys law thing. Murphey has been ruling my life forever, it is not something I can ignore or not believe. Sure, we get lucky sometimes and get around old Murphey, but he all too frequently rears his ugly head and bites us in the butt too often for us to ignore him.