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59 minutes
Grades 10-Adult
1994
A video documentary by Teresa Metcalf
As disturbing a film as anyone will ever see. The effects of
the 1986 Chernobyl disaster will be with the world for
generations as radioactive particles are carried across
boundaries by wind and water, flora and fauna.
One Chernobyl plant worker said, "This is the one place where
you could understand how the world would be after a nuclear
war." Dr. Vladimir Chernousenko, dying from the exposure he
received as scientific director of the clean-up team, has
devoted his life to telling the truth of what happened
at Chernobyl. He tells of the former USSR's inadequate
attempts to deal with the situation. Videotaped recordings
provided by Dr. Chernousenko show the inhumane suicide
missions that many young soldiers, coal miners, and medical
workers were sent to perform to rid the plant of radioactive
debris.
All who entered the 30 kilometer `dead zone' are either dead
or dying from radiation sickness. The sarcophagus built to
contain further radioactive contamination is crumbling. And
the breakup of the U.S.S.R. has not improved the situation.
The fragile economy cannot afford the expense that a
massive cleanup would cost, and the emerging nations all
require power to survive, power supplied by other Chernobyl-
like reactors.
The area surrounding Chernobyl will be uninhabitable for
25,000 years.
Awards: Special Jury Award, San Francisco International Film
Festival; Special Recognition, North American Association
for Environmental Education Film & Video Festival; Other
International Festivals: St. Petersburg, Montreal, Denver,
Vermont--"The film shows for the first time the horrible
details, facts and numbers which were concealed by the Soviet
Government and the KGB up till now....The movie makes a deep
impression on people studying the problem for the first time,
and on those who held another point of view, such as those who
considered the reports exaggerated or unreal." Olga Razbash,
Russian lawyer, ECOJURIS
- "...a chilling expose' of Soviet misinformation and
outrageous indifference...An immensely sad but powerful
indictment of the perils of nuclear power...highly
recommended" Video Librarian
- "...an excellent video for individuals (advanced secondary
learners through adults) interested in nuclear power
issues...very well produced." Video Rating Guide for
Libraries
RADIATION, POLLUTION, EASTERN EUROPE, UKRAINE, RUSSIA,
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, PHYSICS, MEDICINE
ISBN: 1-56029-570-8
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