Why Is This Cargo Container Emitting So Much Radiation?
A shipping container spewing radiation appears mysteriously at an Italian port, prompting a larger look at the anonymous world of international shipping.
A shipping container spewing radiation appears mysteriously at an Italian port, prompting a larger look at the anonymous world of international shipping.
Andrew Curry Wired Oct 2011 20min Permalink
Chad Walde believed in his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then he got a rare brain cancer linked to radiation, and the government denied it had any responsibility.
Rebecca Moss ProPublica Oct 2018 40min Permalink
The families who are choosing to live in the exclusion zone’s ghost villages and nearby.
Zhanna Bezpiatchuk BBC Oct 2018 Permalink
A suburban teen attempts to build a reactor, radioactivity ensues.
Ken Silverstein Harper's Nov 1998 30min Permalink
“'You have to understand: This is not your husband anymore, not a beloved person, but a radioactive object with a strong density of poisoning. You’re not suicidal. Get a hold of yourself.' And I was like someone who’d lost her mind: 'But I love him! I love him!' He’s sleeping, and I’m whispering: 'I love you!' Walking in the hospital courtyard, 'I love you.' Carrying his sanitary tray, 'I love you.'”
Svetlana Alexievich The Paris Review Dec 2004 35min Permalink
Scientists quarrel about the fate of animals living in the 1,600 square mile exclusion zone.
Adam Higginbotham Wired May 2011 20min Permalink