/oss/taxonomy/term/3025/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/there-radioactive-elephants-foot-slowly-burning-hole-ground <p><span>After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, reactor number 4, which was involved in the accident, was encased in concrete to contain the radiation and debris, creating a structure known as “the sarcophagus”. Other reactors in the plant however remained active until 2000, despite the radioactive nature of the area surrounding reactor 4. </span></p> Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:30:00 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6968 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/beer-can-survive-nuclear-fallout <p><span><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/09/18/161338723/u-s-explodes-atomic-bombs-near-beers-to-see-if-they-are-safe-to-drink">In 1957 the U.S. government conducted a study</a></span><span> aptly named “The Effect of Nuclear Explosions on Commercially Packaged Beverages”. The researchers placed cans and bottles of beer and other drinks in various proximities to a nuclear explosion, some above ground, some sheltered, and left them to experience the nightmare of a nuclear explosion.</span></p> Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:38:12 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6948 at /oss