Chornobyl

Happy Thanksgiving!About 46 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year.


Since President George H.W. Bush pardoned the first turkey from in 1989, and it's a tradition that persists today.
But what happens to the lucky bird that doesn't get served with a side of mashed potatoes?
In 2005 and 2009, the turkeys were sent to Disneyland and Walt Disney World parks
to serve as grand marshal in their annual Thanksgiving parades.
And from 2010 to 2013, they vacationed at Washington's Mount Vernon state.
Not bad!Thanksgiving recipes in different US states

Answering one of the American students' questions,we have to admit that in our school we pay a lot of attention to the topic of Chornobyl and do research.Here is a video which is the result of our students' research in 2013 prepared for the students in Argentina and the USA.More answers to the American students' questions are coming soon, too.

Here is a video made by Sophia Kushnir,whose mother (8-grade student in 1986) witnessed the tragedy.Although Sophia's mother speaks Ukrainian, captions in English are available.

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After viewing the videos the students from Colorado have a few questions for the students in Ukraine. The week of November 21 - 25 we will be celebrating our Thanksgiving holiday. The students will tell you what they are most looking forward to during the holiday.

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Read the article below,watch the videos,and then answer these questions using complete sentences.
1. What was the Chernobyl disaster?
2. What countries were impacted?
3. What were the health issues associated with the Chernobyl meltdown.
4. What is the "sarcophagus" and what is its purpose?

Read this article up to the section " US Reactors and NRC’s Response"
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/chernobyl-bg.html
Watch the videos :

https://youtu.be/f5ptI6Pi3GA



https://youtu.be/VvH7BRubFIg

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Alina_Lavrynenko Dec 6, 2016

majority of radioactive materials was recorded in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. That happened because of the wind, rain and river which spreaded the contamination. But such countries as Sweden, Finland, Austria, Norway, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Greece were polluted too. Flora and fauna, rivers and lakes, as well as ground water were badly affected. Radionuclides were found in plants, animals and water even years after the accident.

Alina_Lavrynenko Dec 6, 2016

Hello everybody. I accidentally removed some sentences. The impact of the Chornobyl disaster was huge and terrifying. 
Alina 
Kyiv. Ukraine

Answers for American students' questions

Ira_Matviienko Nov 24, 2016

Hi, American students!
I want to write some answers to your questions.
Yes, we every year learn about Chernobyl at school. We watch videos and talk with teachers about it.
My mum and dad were 12 when the disaster happened. When they got to know about it, they right away went to camps.
Our country has recovered from the disaster for a long time. Now we had terrible consequences of the tragedy too. People get sick more often; there is an Exclusion Zone around the Chernobyl NPP, where there are a lot of radiation.
See you soon,
Ira,
Kyiv, Ukraine

Vlada_Shchepets Nov 27, 2016

Hello everybody
We learn about Chernobyl at school, our teachers showed us a lot of presentations. Also my mum was 11 years old and immediately after the accident, my mother was sent to a camp. A long time in Chernobyl it was impossible to сome because it was in the radiation. Аs most of Europe was to radiation. This led to many heart diseases
Best wishes
Vlada Shchepets 
Kyiv Ukraine

Vlad_Avramchuk Nov 27, 2016

Hi guys
I saw your questions. But... . I want to say you one story about chernobyl tragedy.People who lived there didn't know about tragedy when it started. Firefighters told ,what it was forest fire. Ministers tried to hide it. It's continued a few days. Than other countries have noticed this. But in Ukraine, no one knew about it. While other countries have not started to put pressure on the authorities in Ukraine for some reason do not know about Ukrainians. Only after that we learned of the tragedy, but many had deadly ill.
Vlad
Kyiv Ukraine

Mariia_Chumak Dec 1, 2016

Hi guys)
Our teachers every year showed a video and presentation for this tragedy.I don't like to speak for this things becoue this is very frightful for me.
Now in Chernobyl we isn't having a big radiation and people lived near Chernobyl and work that's where. Prior to departure is 
barrier which nobody let pass.
Maria)
Ukraine Kyiv

Volodymyr_Yushchenko1 Dec 5, 2016

Hello dear friends I Vova and I will answer your questions.
1.We learn about Chernobyl at school, but I like to learn more information at home.
2.My grandparents were at this time in Chernobyl see this event. They were evacuated and they were all good.
Best wishes
Volodymyr Yushchenko
Kyiv, Ukraine 9-G

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nataliya_Byzova Nov 22, 2016

Dear American students and teachers,
What a tasty Thanksgiving you're going to have!))
Best wishes,
Ms Byzova
Kyiv, Ukraine

Ira_Matviienko Nov 23, 2016

Dear American students!
Thanks for your videos. Happy Thanksgiving! Have a nice holiday.
Best wishes,
Ira Matviienko,
Kyiv, Ukraine

Vlad_Avramchuk Nov 24, 2016

Dear Amarican students
Thank you for this video. Have a nice holidays with Thanksgiving. See you soon.
Vlad
Kyiv, Ukraine

Daryna_Boichuk Nov 27, 2016

hi 
American students
Thanks for your videos. Happy Thanksgiving!To a regret in our country we don't celebrate this holiday
Good carrying out time
Best wishes,
dasha
Kyiv, Ukraine

Vlada_Shchepets Nov 27, 2016

Hello everybody!
Thanks a lot for your video. I wish you to have a happy Thanksgiving and holiday.
Have a good time.
Vlada
Kyiv Ukraine

Karina_Piloyan Nov 27, 2016

Hello everybody!
Thank you for your wonderful video
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a good time) 
Best wishes
Karina :3
Kyiv, Ukraine

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Katia_Podsvirova Nov 22, 2016

3. What were the health issues associated with the Chernobyl meltdown.
Most suffer from cardiovascular disease in large part the identified disease-hypertension coronary heart disease and their complications. Another part of the sore diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The impact of Chernobyl feel and the mental health. This is a complex and disturbing problem which is expressed in the manifestations of depression level of concern, decreased physical and emotional balance.


4. What is the "sarcophagus" and what is its purpose?
Structures which could protect the world from the dangers of radiation of the destroyed 4th reactor.

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Katia_Podsvirova Nov 22, 2016

1. What was the Chernobyl disaster?
The Chernobyl disaster was a environmentally social disaster caused by the explosion and destruction of the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the night of 26 April 1986 is located on the territory of Ukraine.The destruction had explosive character the reactor was completely destroyed and in the environment were released large quantities of radioactive substances. Occurred a release of radioactive power of 300 Hiroshima.

2. What countries were impacted?
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant located in the Eastern part of the Belarusian-Ukrainian Polesye on the river Pripyat a tributary of the Dnieper 18 km from Chornobyl. 112 kilometers South of Kiev and in 100 km to the East is the city of Chernihiv. In the period 1987-88 years all the settlements in this area were eliminated in order to exclude from this area people.