ethics

what is the opinion of each team member as to why this accident occurred and who was to blame? Did they exhibit a lack of morals or ethics that led to the accident occurring?".

** Maria Duran **
From **my point of view** the Chernobyl Accident occurred because the crew in charged wasn’t trained? Perhaps, because they weren’t aware of the danger radiation could cause? Or because they were lethargic? In any case is just my own opinion, therefore I suppose they exhibit lack of morals and ethics. For instance, //Bryan,// Nichol published on his book a comment by Lyubov Rasovova (a worker who has returned to Chernobyl ) who said “I’M USED TO NOT BEING SAFE”. The only excuse I consider is that he really needed the job, or he just didn’t care. However, Rasovova also commented “Ifeel comfortable here- it’s my city, my job my life”. So is it a lack of ethics? Well that’s up to anyone decision, but I do think it is, moreover, is a lack of education, for not known or recognizing the danger. ** Who was to blame ? ** // Bryan, // Nichol clearly explained on his book **__ Chernobyl: Nuclear Disaster __**** that “ **Government leaders fired several top officials in the nuclear power industry”. //Bryan also stated that it wasn’t until 1987 when “the director of the Chernobyl facility and his two deputies were put on trial”// They were found guilty of what he quoted //“gross violations of safety regulations which led to the explosion”.// As a result the three were sentenced to serve ten years in a labor camp.

He Zheng

In my opinion,the reason why this accident would occurred is that the government pay less attention what they were doing, never concern about safety issues before anything else, and of course this whole thing have to blame their government. Besides they did exhitbit a lack of ethics, i mean like a nuclear power plant, if normal people would know what it is, and how the consequeces if any accident happen, but they just seem careless.

Kevin Mejia

Well as He and Maria stated, it all had to deal with the government not paying a whole bunch attention to this project. For one this was a crucial thing to deal with especially since, it dealt with dangerous and great amounts of radiation.


 * Would nuclear power look different today if it wasnt for chernobyl and 3 mile island?**

Yes without any real witnessing of the devistation that was caused i feel safety would have slowly fallin out of being top priority. And a disaster would have risen far worse than chernobyl
 * Mike Alden**

**I do agree with you mike, in deep because we all learn from our mistakes, therefore, if it wasn’t for those horrible nuclear accidents more nuclear powers will be used today, and the risk of having a much more worse accident will also be higher. Another good point is that the Soviet Union tried to hide the danger that radioactivity could cause, in addition, many people weren’t aware of the risk involving radioactive, and the soviet took advantage therefore; on December 1987** ** Chernobyl Unit 3 returns to operation. However, It wasn’t until the soviet fall and industrialized countries helped Ukraine shut down the last reactor( #3) in 2000. **
 * Maria Duran **

Kevin Mejia

Well yes if would have. I think that eventually something like this disaster would have occured, but in this case the Chernobyl disaster did occur. Being said, if wasn't for that, not only would we not know the functionality of a reactor but knowing how much nuclear has evolved, it would have been something much greater today, then it was in the Chernobyl disaster.

He Zheng Yep, i agree with you guys, the thing is if it never happen, people wouldn't be concern about whether their unborn child would be affect or not. as well as nuclear power plant wouldn't be a threaten to the global.