Fun fact, the guy who held the door open was Aleksandr (Sasha) Yuvchenko, and he survived. Not sure if he's still alive, but he did an interview for the Discovery Channel's "Zero Hour" Chernobyl documentary back in 2004.
Yuvchenko was then shipped off to Moscow. No one told Natasha where he was. A rule of thumb is that vomiting that starts within half an hour of irradiation indicates a fatal dose. Of those transported with him, five died.
I saw a documentary on YouTube and he mentioned that while he survived, he’s had lasting health issues with blood clotting and he can’t come in contact with petroleum products.
I’m not sure... he just mentioned that coming in contact with petroleum products were problematic. But all things considered, his even being alive is pretty miraculous - it’s just not a normal life.
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u/[deleted] May 08 '19
Fun fact, the guy who held the door open was Aleksandr (Sasha) Yuvchenko, and he survived. Not sure if he's still alive, but he did an interview for the Discovery Channel's "Zero Hour" Chernobyl documentary back in 2004.