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I decided to write this blog because twenty five years ago the world was witness maybe the worst nuclear disaster in its history. I don´t remember the accident (I was only five years old); the first time I heard about Chernobyl I was twelve, and four years later I read the book "Chernobyl: el fin del mito nuclear" by Santiago Vilanova.

There are many stories, myths, rumors and truths behind the catastrophe, but the most important thing is to prevent another Chernobyl disaster.

Do you remember how did you feel when you hear about this situation? Is there any nuclear plant near where the place you live? Do you think the nuclear power is safer now than before?

Thanks for your comments.

“Chernobyl is a word we would all like to erase from our memory. It [opened] a Pandora's box of invisible enemies and nameless anxieties in people's minds, but which most of us probably now think of as safely relegated to the past. Yet there are two compelling reasons why this tragedy must not be forgotten...First, if we forget Chernobyl, we increase the risk of more such technological and environmental disasters in the future. Second, more than seven million of our fellow human beings do not have the luxury of forgetting. They are still suffering, every day, as a result of what happened 14 (25) years ago. Indeed, the legacy of Chernobyl will be with us, and with our descendants, for generations to come”   Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General