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(Some Guy)   Come for UK's great beaches in Devon, stay for the abandoned 'Chernobyl-on-Sea' toxic waste eyesore that's just a stone's throw away   (devonlive.com) divider line
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IRestoreFurniture
2023-02-02 1:51:19 PM  
"Who the fark wants to see them?"

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Gordon Bennett [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 1:57:31 PM  
The graffiti includes an obscene message in spray paint - aimed at former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 2:04:06 PM  
Know what else is close by?

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Ringshadow [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 2:12:01 PM  
Okay I skimmed the article and it looks like chemical contamination, not radioactive material.

Chernobyl invoked for chemical byproducts? Really? I read the headline and I was like, what's wrong with Windscale NOW? Because England did have a reactor fire. It was Windscale in 1957.

/radiation safety
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-02-02 2:18:16 PM  
Amazing video of a wall. And a fence. And some weeds.
 
Teddy Brosevelt
2023-02-02 2:19:06 PM  
This could be Biden's Chernobyl...
 
AlwaysRightBoy [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 2:21:10 PM  

SBinRR: Amazing video of a wall. And a fence. And some weeds.


Just be happy you didn't see any Brits in bathing suits on the beach.
 
lizyrd
2023-02-02 2:27:55 PM  

IRestoreFurniture: "Who the fark wants to see them?"

dennisfarinasnatch.jpg


Hoardings?

"Speak English to me. I thought this country spawned the farking language, and so far, nobody seems to speak it."
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-02-02 2:28:56 PM  

AlwaysRightBoy: SBinRR: Amazing video of a wall. And a fence. And some weeds.

Just be happy you didn't see any Brits in bathing suits on the beach.


Why not? They all look like Elizabeth Hurley, right?
Right? Confirm this for me!
 
morg
2023-02-02 2:31:12 PM  
What's a hoarding and why do you paint it?
 
whidbey
2023-02-02 2:31:43 PM  
permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.
 
Shocktopus
2023-02-02 2:37:52 PM  

morg: What's a hoarding and why do you paint it?


That was driving me batty too. I found this:
hoarding in British English
(ˈhɔːdɪŋ )
NOUN
1. a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road
Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard
2. a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
 
A Civil Nerd
2023-02-02 2:43:34 PM  

whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.


For why?
The development pattern would fit in with the rest of the sorrounding development, and there's ped access to ammenities such as a nice part and retail just at the end of the access road
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whidbey
2023-02-02 2:46:39 PM  

A Civil Nerd: whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.

For why?
The development pattern would fit in with the rest of the sorrounding development, and there's ped access to ammenities such as a nice part and retail just at the end of the access road[Fark user image 778x1194]


Yes, why indeed forgo a popular idea like a park to build a bunch of shiatboxes on top of each other?
 
Prof. Frink [BareFark]
2023-02-02 2:48:20 PM  

morg: What's a hoarding and why do you paint it?


"hoarding" is the sound of a doorbell at the brothel. It's painted red for obvious reasons.
 
Dinjiin [BareFark]
2023-02-02 2:48:51 PM  
They could just place a giant earthen cap on it, install some groundwater mitigation controls, and then turn it into a park.  Wouldn't be the first time:

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SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-02-02 2:52:16 PM  

whidbey: A Civil Nerd: whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.

For why?
The development pattern would fit in with the rest of the sorrounding development, and there's ped access to ammenities such as a nice part and retail just at the end of the access road[Fark user image 778x1194]

Yes, why indeed forgo a popular idea like a park to build a bunch of shiatboxes on top of each other?


Build houses: Whine about lack of parks.
Build parks: Moan about the lack of housing.
You have them covered both ways, don't you?
 
whidbey
2023-02-02 2:53:14 PM  

Dinjiin: They could just place a giant earthen cap on it, install some groundwater mitigation controls, and then turn it into a park.  Wouldn't be the first time:

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Exactly.  Residential areas need big open space.
 
daffy
2023-02-02 2:59:19 PM  
That's what gives the sunbathers a "healthy glow".
 
kmgenesis23
2023-02-02 2:59:37 PM  
Unlock my section of the sand
It's fenced off to the water's edge
I clamp a gas mask on my head...
 
Priapetic [BareFark]
2023-02-02 3:04:52 PM  

Ringshadow: Okay I skimmed the article and it looks like chemical contamination, not radioactive material.

Chernobyl invoked for chemical byproducts? Really? I read the headline and I was like, what's wrong with Windscale NOW? Because England did have a reactor fire. It was Windscale in 1957.

/radiation safety


Yeah, came here expecting Windscale.  Read about it here: Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima.  Interesting book.  Seems like a.) radiological risk is a very nuanced thing, not everything will be a gamma emitter for the next 30,000 years, and b.) early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.
 
Ivo Shandor [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 3:04:56 PM  

Ringshadow: Okay I skimmed the article and it looks like chemical contamination, not radioactive material.

Chernobyl invoked for chemical byproducts? Really? I read the headline and I was like, what's wrong with Windscale NOW? Because England did have a reactor fire. It was Windscale in 1957.

/radiation safety


Yeah, coal gas. The site probably is somewhat radioactive from ash, but it has nothing to do with nuclear power.
 
AlwaysRightBoy [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:07:51 PM  

SBinRR: AlwaysRightBoy: SBinRR: Amazing video of a wall. And a fence. And some weeds.

Just be happy you didn't see any Brits in bathing suits on the beach.

Why not? They all look like Elizabeth Hurley, right?
Right? Confirm this for me!


Elizabeth Hurley is a little on the boney side for me, Nigella Lawson is more my type.
 
Priapetic [BareFark]
2023-02-02 3:07:57 PM  

Priapetic: Ringshadow: Okay I skimmed the article and it looks like chemical contamination, not radioactive material.

Chernobyl invoked for chemical byproducts? Really? I read the headline and I was like, what's wrong with Windscale NOW? Because England did have a reactor fire. It was Windscale in 1957.

/radiation safety

Yeah, came here expecting Windscale.  Read about it here: Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima.  Interesting book.  Seems like a.) radiological risk is a very nuanced thing, not everything will be a gamma emitter for the next 30,000 years, and b.) early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.


And Windscsle seemed like a shiatshow of aggressive work coupled with US reluctance to share some of their lessons learned the hard way (I.e., don't let the graphite catch on fire - oops!)
 
A Civil Nerd
2023-02-02 3:11:48 PM  

whidbey: A Civil Nerd: whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.

For why?
The development pattern would fit in with the rest of the sorrounding development, and there's ped access to ammenities such as a nice part and retail just at the end of the access road[Fark user image 778x1194]

Yes, why indeed forgo a popular idea like a park to build a bunch of shiatboxes on top of each other?


They did put up a park on half the land, but on the other side of the main drag.  Would have to go through the records in an unfamiliar jurisdiction, but the way that gets done around here:
City/County owns a bunch of waste land from a business that goes *Poof*.  City sells that land to a developer, and either the developer, or the city, uses some of that land (and/or money) to create an amenity with public benefit.
 
Halfabee64 [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:12:30 PM  

steklo: Know what else is close by?

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steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:16:36 PM  

Halfabee64: steklo: Know what else is close by?

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Heh heh, hard to believe that show is so old now.

One of the best sitcoms ever.

Well, I think.
 
fatassbastard [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:19:46 PM  

Dinjiin: They could just place a giant earthen cap on it, install some groundwater mitigation controls, and then turn it into a park.  Wouldn't be the first time:

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Came here to post a pic of Gas Works, leaving satisfied.
 
Ringshadow [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 3:22:08 PM  

Priapetic: early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.


I work in a US Government Lab and this is entirely, entirely accurate. Early nuclear history is straight up insane.

Or hell, even later nuclear history. Anatoli Bugorski is my personal favorite WTF WERE YOU THINKING story.

Ivo Shandor: Yeah, coal gas. The site probably is somewhat radioactive from ash, but it has nothing to do with nuclear power.


If we actually monitored coal as radioactive coal power would not exist.

/wish we did
 
steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:24:28 PM  

Ringshadow: Priapetic: early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.

I work in a US Government Lab and this is entirely, entirely accurate. Early nuclear history is straight up insane.

Or hell, even later nuclear history. Anatoli Bugorski is my personal favorite WTF WERE YOU THINKING story.

Ivo Shandor: Yeah, coal gas. The site probably is somewhat radioactive from ash, but it has nothing to do with nuclear power.

If we actually monitored coal as radioactive coal power would not exist.

/wish we did


Might find this interesting...what happens many generations from now when people might not be speaking English or other popular languages? How do we warn them of the radiation?


Long-term nuclear waste warning messages - Wikipedia
 
Ivo Shandor [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 3:27:25 PM  

steklo: Ringshadow: Priapetic: early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.

I work in a US Government Lab and this is entirely, entirely accurate. Early nuclear history is straight up insane.

Or hell, even later nuclear history. Anatoli Bugorski is my personal favorite WTF WERE YOU THINKING story.

Ivo Shandor: Yeah, coal gas. The site probably is somewhat radioactive from ash, but it has nothing to do with nuclear power.

If we actually monitored coal as radioactive coal power would not exist.

/wish we did

Might find this interesting...what happens many generations from now when people might not be speaking English or other popular languages? How do we warn them of the radiation?


Long-term nuclear waste warning messages - Wikipedia


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flamesfan [OhFark]
2023-02-02 3:31:11 PM  
This is not a Chernobyl but more of a Love Canal situation. Coal Gasification creates nasty chemicals and contaminants that can last longer than radioactive contamination.
I would not want to live there.
 
steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:35:03 PM  
Ivo Shandor:

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I wonder what the front of them say...
 
BoothbyTCD
2023-02-02 3:35:16 PM  

A Civil Nerd: whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.

For why?
The development pattern would fit in with the rest of the sorrounding development, and there's ped access to ammenities such as a nice part and retail just at the end of the access road[Fark user image 778x1194]


Multiple homes, sure. 200 homes? Unless they are very tall and skinny, I don't think that fits compared to the density you show there. That would be even closer together than the townhouses shown in the lower part of that picture. At that point just build an apartment building. It would be more efficient in all ways.
 
Tchernobog
2023-02-02 3:37:07 PM  

whidbey: permission being granted for nearly 200 homes on the site

The large area, three acres in the valley

Local residents fought an unsuccessful campaign for the area to be turned into a park.

shiat.   3 acres, 200 homes.

F*ck this shiat.


I was going to comment on this.  I guess sometimes I forget how absurdly large the US is.  My yard is almost 2/3 of an acre.
 
steklo [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 3:40:01 PM  

Tchernobog: I guess sometimes I forget how absurdly large the US is


Try driving from NY to CA.

You get a really good sense of how wide our country is.
 
Daedalus27
2023-02-02 3:52:43 PM  

Priapetic: Priapetic: Ringshadow: Okay I skimmed the article and it looks like chemical contamination, not radioactive material.

Chernobyl invoked for chemical byproducts? Really? I read the headline and I was like, what's wrong with Windscale NOW? Because England did have a reactor fire. It was Windscale in 1957.

/radiation safety

Yeah, came here expecting Windscale.  Read about it here: Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima.  Interesting book.  Seems like a.) radiological risk is a very nuanced thing, not everything will be a gamma emitter for the next 30,000 years, and b.) early atomic work was pretty crazy and people were making it up on the fly.

And Windscsle seemed like a shiatshow of aggressive work coupled with US reluctance to share some of their lessons learned the hard way (I.e., don't let the graphite catch on fire - oops!)


This is a nice 90 minute documentary on the early UK nuclear program and the Windscale fire for anyone interested with interviews from those who were there:

Windscale Britains Biggest Nuclear Disaster
Youtube x_pWgRx7lno
 
Alien Robot
2023-02-02 4:02:26 PM  
"It's Heaven in Devon!"

"... where it rains six days out of seven."  :(
 
fatassbastard [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 4:02:41 PM  

steklo: Tchernobog: I guess sometimes I forget how absurdly large the US is

Try driving from NY to CA.

You get a really good sense of how wide our country is.


In the US, 100 years is a long time.

In Europe, 100 miles is a long way.
 
Halfabee64 [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 4:14:57 PM  

Halfabee64: steklo: Know what else is close by?

[Fark user image 850x589]

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From what I've seen and heard, Basil Fawlty is a prince compared to the man who inspired the show:  a real nutcase.  I've met the type.  We had a guy sell ice cream cones by the ounce to keep his teenage employees from overloading cones.  He had a tare weight for each type of cone, which he charged separately.  His wife made a map and spreadsheet of every parking space in the village to prove which spaces they had the right to use so they could expand.
 
Tchernobog
2023-02-02 4:34:49 PM  

steklo: Tchernobog: I guess sometimes I forget how absurdly large the US is

Try driving from NY to CA.

You get a really good sense of how wide our country is.


I've done MD to Washington and back and NC to Washington and back. To the glorious shiathole that is Yakima.

Whole farkton of nothing for 85% of the drive.  Did make a point to swing down some and see the first pony express station.

It was closed.
 
whidbey
2023-02-02 4:38:27 PM  

Tchernobog: steklo: Tchernobog: I guess sometimes I forget how absurdly large the US is

Try driving from NY to CA.

You get a really good sense of how wide our country is.

I've done MD to Washington and back and NC to Washington and back. To the glorious shiathole that is Yakima.

Whole farkton of nothing for 85% of the drive.  Did make a point to swing down some and see the first pony express station.

It was closed.


IMNSHO other than Utah, it doesn't get that interesting until you cross into Oregon.
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil
2023-02-02 4:42:02 PM  
Meh, I can see toxic waste just fine in London.
 
ansius
2023-02-02 6:02:36 PM  
BP owned a massive petrol storage site on Sydney Harbour and decommissioned and partially demolished in the 1990s. It had been left slowly rotting by the company.

It was recently landscaped at the public's expense and returned to the public as an amazing post-industrial parkland.

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But fark these companies for just dumping these sites and walking away.
 
Ringshadow [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 6:03:16 PM  

steklo: Might find this interesting...what happens many generations from now when people might not be speaking English or other popular languages? How do we warn them of the radiation?


Long-term nuclear waste warning messages - Wikipedia


Oh yeah long term warnings are battynuggets and honestly I think they were on drugs.

Aggressive architecture? Messages coded into plant DNA? Glowing cats? Anything goes.

Tom Marvolo Bombadil: Meh, I can see toxic waste just fine in London.


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It's historic. The Great Stink of London

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There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it
And it's morals aren't worth what a pig can spit
And it goes by the name of London
 
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