Citas Petryna -a-

- Biological Citizenship: The Science and Politics of Chernobyl-Exposed Populations-

" (...) By far the most dangerous work involved the adjacent reactor's roof. In one minute intervals, workers (mainly military recruits) ran onto the roof, hurled radioactive debris over parapets into containers below with their shovels and then left. Many of these volunteers called themselves "bio-robots"; their biologies were exploited "and then thrown out." Based on extensive interviews, some laborers felt trapped and unable to leave the disaster area; this sentiment was particularly felt by unpaid military recruits and local collective farmworkers recruited to do the most menial and dangerous tasks. Some said they went gladly, believing their tripled salary more than compensated for their risk. However, it cannot be definively said that money truly compensated them for the suffering that was to come."