Chernobyl disaster 25 years ago Originally Posted in 2011

How quickly time goes by. I was working for McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company at the time of the melt-down at Chemobyl. One of our helicopter test pilots knew one of the Russian helicopter pilots involved in covering the reactor. The Russian needed a bone marrow donor. I never heard more so I would guess he's long dead, one more victim.

During the near melt-down at Three Mile Island I was working for the Thomas J. Lipton Company in New Jersey. I traveled to one of our plants many times in Harrisburg, PA about 20 miles from Three Mile Island. Of course I didn't go to the plant during the crisis. However, I remember the fear on the part of the plant people, they were packed and ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.

I’m all for drilling, solar, wind, thermo, etc. but not nuclear, radioactive half-life is nearly forever.