As one who generally likes to tramp around old buildings and such, I found the imagery and concepts [url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25366953#25366953 ]here[/url] to be mildly amusing, although the slick newsy approach tends to water it down a bit and just make it a bit mass market for my tastes.

My wife found this and pointed it out to me, she happened to be on a weekend field trip in some mountains near Chernobyl at the time, and relates that the stuff she had to drink did not taste good.

(Imagine being a parent and getting the call ... "by the way, your child was near the reactor when it melted down, but, no worries, we've got everything under control".)

Unfortunately my knowledge about preparedness for this sort of thing is sadly lacking, so the newsbyte just serves as a stark reminder to update my reading list.

In other news my children are turning out just fine. I think.

I just looked at the place on Google Earth. No place I want to visit...

Clark, how about we swing through there on our way back from China?

-Blast

Blast, you will be too late, the place already blew up...

The core is still hot. It's just buried under tons of cement.


-Blast

So you want to blow that cement away???

Isn't that cement crumbling already?

Probably what started the whole mess in the first place...

Nah. All I want to do is climb up on top of it. The idea of standing atop the most FUBARed place on the planet appeals to me for some reason.

-Blast

"...standing atop the most FUBARed place on the planet appeals to me for some reason..."

You are one sick puppy