Tschernobyl: radiation burdened Upper Swabia even after 38 years!

Tschernobyl: radiation burdened Upper Swabia even after 38 years!

The Black Rain, which went over Upper Swabia on April 30, 1986, was far more than an unfortunate change in the weather - it was a radioactive fallout of the catastrophic reactor disaster from Chernobyl, which took place on April 26 of the same year in Ukraine. This ominous connection shows how long the shadows of the past have an impact: 38 years after the accident, radiation such as the radioactive Caesium-137 in the region can be measured. Reports of the Schwäbische Zeitung show that the district of Ravensburg is one of the most impacted areas in Baden-Württemberg, with a contamination of 39,000 Becquerel per square meter - a frightening after -effect of an accident that occurred over 2,000 kilometers away.

long -term consequences and surveillance

The situation remains critical: according to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection is Caesium-137 The only radioactive substance is still in the radiation exposure for people and the environment due to its long half-life of around 30 years plays. In agricultural products, however, the activity -related penetrations are low; Rather, the increased radiation can be found in wild products, especially wild boars that come from the heavily loaded areas. In the analog hunting samples, it is determined that many wild boars exceed the limit of 600 Becquerel per kilogram - a worrying sign of the health risks in polluted regions.

The authorities are better organized today. "We cannot conjure up the radiation, but we have concepts to protect the population," explains Oliver Surbeck, head of the staff position for population protection and crisis management in the Ravensburg district. In the event of a disaster, the registration chains and the processes for the distribution of iodine tablets are clearly regulated. The constant monitoring by measuring points ensures that changes in radiation exposure can be quickly recorded. But the spirits of Chernobyl are not so easy to drive away - the radiation remains, and the memory of the accident is deeply anchored in the population.