The Lia Radiological Accident - Nuclear Bonfire
Source: YouTube · Kyle Hill · published Mar 3, 2023 · 15:26
In December 2001, three Georgian woodcutters discovered abandoned Soviet radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and used them as heaters, resulting in severe radiation poisoning and a complex international recovery effort 0:01.
Key Takeaways:
• The men found two steaming, snow-free cylinders in the forest and spent the night huddled against them for warmth, unaware they were highly radioactive sources 0:01.
• Exposure to the Strontium-90 sources caused immediate vomiting and later led to hospitalization, with two victims requiring years of treatment for severe radiation burns 3:54.
• The IAEA recovered the dangerous "orphan sources" in 2002, utilizing strict time-distance-shielding protocols where no worker could spend more than 40 seconds near the objects 6:59.
• Tragically, one victim died from multiple organ failure after 893 days of suffering, while another survived a similar lengthy ordeal with deep tissue damage 13:07.
This incident underscores the lethal threat of orphan radioactive sources, a problem that persists globally with hundreds of similar devices remaining unaccounted for 13:37.
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December 2nd 2001 was a cold snowy day in Leah a village in the European country of Georgia 50 km to the east among the trees along a nearly impassible Mountain Road three men were out searching for firewood it was getting dark when they happened across a bizarre site two small cylinders that despite the snowfall were perfectly uncovered in fact underneath each container was a circle of soggy ground that was steaming it was too late to turn back so they decided to spend the night in the forest using these curious objects as personal heaters soon afterwards all three men would end up in hospitals for up to 2 years and one man never left this is the true story of the radiological accident in Leah Georgia in the early 1980s the country of Georgia was well on its way to producing the vast majo…