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InnishRoisan is a predominantly Gaelic village in [[Wintergen]]. The village was founded in the 1830s, following the Burgundian annexation of [[Wintergen]] by [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] fishing families who named the settlement after the Roisan River in [[Burdeboch]] from were many of them emigrated. An abundance of fish and sea life led to prosperity within the farms organized there, and by the 1890s some 1,500 people lived in InnisRoisan with a fishing fleet numbering more than seventy vessels. In 1902 a massive fish processing plant was constructed by the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]] as well as docks for the near by timber camps to ship the goos from northeastern [[Wintergen]] to the [[ | InnishRoisan is a predominantly Gaelic village in [[Wintergen]]. The village was founded in the 1830s, following the Burgundian annexation of [[Wintergen]] by [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] fishing families who named the settlement after the Roisan River in [[Burdeboch]] from were many of them emigrated. An abundance of fish and sea life led to prosperity within the farms organized there, and by the 1890s some 1,500 people lived in InnisRoisan with a fishing fleet numbering more than seventy vessels. In 1902 a massive fish processing plant was constructed by the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]] as well as docks for the near by timber camps to ship the goos from northeastern [[Wintergen]] to the [[Ile Burgundie]] and [[Ultmar]]. | ||
In the 1930s trawler fishing technology had advanced and the population had expanded to 4,200. However, unregulated trawling led to the utter annihilation of the {{wpl|Benthic zone|benthic life}}, which decimated the fishery and the seabed. As the trawlers ripped up the seabed and deposited the sands it on the shore, the easterly winds began to bring the sand further and further inland. The hurricane season in 1964 destroyed the fish processing plant and buried more than half of the village under sand dunes. InnisRoisan never fully recovered and is the first example of an ''emergency area of inhospitality''. The government of [[Burgundie]] built an apartment complex for the residents outside of the [[Wintergen]]ian capital of [[Hivernille]]. Most residents moved but some either stayed or have returned to eek out a life for themselves. There is no longer any industry and only a handful of service jobs for the 320 residents. Those who remain are supported mainly by unemployment benefits and pensions. | In the 1930s trawler fishing technology had advanced and the population had expanded to 4,200. However, unregulated trawling led to the utter annihilation of the {{wpl|Benthic zone|benthic life}}, which decimated the fishery and the seabed. As the trawlers ripped up the seabed and deposited the sands it on the shore, the easterly winds began to bring the sand further and further inland. The hurricane season in 1964 destroyed the fish processing plant and buried more than half of the village under sand dunes. InnisRoisan never fully recovered and is the first example of an ''emergency area of inhospitality''. The government of [[Burgundie]] built an apartment complex for the residents outside of the [[Wintergen]]ian capital of [[Hivernille]]. Most residents moved but some either stayed or have returned to eek out a life for themselves. There is no longer any industry and only a handful of service jobs for the 320 residents. Those who remain are supported mainly by unemployment benefits and pensions. | ||
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=Sedane Nuclear Plant Exclusion Zone= | =Sedane Nuclear Plant Exclusion Zone= | ||
[[File:Chernobyl_burning-aerial_view_of_core.jpg|200px|right|The cracked reactor and resulting leak depicted from the only known aerial photograph of the incident.]] | [[File:Chernobyl_burning-aerial_view_of_core.jpg|200px|right|The cracked reactor and resulting leak depicted from the only known aerial photograph of the incident.]] | ||
Situated deep in the [[Roln]] province in [[Ultmar]], the [[ | Situated deep in the [[Roln]] province in [[Ultmar]], the [[Science_and_Technology_in_Burgundie#Nuclear_Power|Sedane Nuclear powerplant]] was completed in [[1969]]. This was the third nuclear power reactor in [[Burgundie]] and the first intended for commercial use. Due to the national excitement and massive potential for profit the bidding process of fierce and rife with controversy. It is speculated that 14 people died as a result of the bidding war and a number of construction companies were either closed for bankruptcy or charged with fraud by the [[Revenue Guard]]. The winning bid, by ReFitte Advanced Systems, was to create a massive 4 reactor plant with the potential to power all of [[Roln]] and the southern quarter of [[Marves]]. However, a surveyor was bribed to change the location of the proposed site and it was built on a fault-line. This was not detected by others involved with the construction and the surveyor dead of an apparent accident caused by drunken driving. Some accounts of the number who died as a result of the plant bidding process include his death as the 15th associated with the war. | ||
Construction started in [[1967]] and was very much a national spectacle. This was during [[History_of_Burgundie#The_Great_Tumult|The Great Tumult]] so the positive distraction was much needed. In [[1974]] a minor earthquake became a major catastrophe as the shifting ground caused the shielding around the reactor to crack and a moderate leak developed. The reactor was shut down and a 150 square kilometer area had to be cordoned off to contain the release of radioactive material. 340,000 people were forcibly evicted within the first week of the disaster but not before many of them had already been exposed to high doses of radiation. It is estimated that 1,280 people died of exposure within the first 10 years of the disaster and innumerable others died of or are currently battling various radiologic diseases like cancer as a result of their exposure. The XII Engineer Battalion of the II Infantry Legion and the L Combat Engineer Regiment of the IV Field Sustainment Brigade were both mobilized to help the immediate response. Both units sustained losses of over 30% on the first three days of the containment effort. Additional units were activated to facilitate the response and evacuation, but none suffered as badly as the first two. The responders from the XII Engineer Battalion and the L Combat Engineer Regiment were awarded the Hero of the Burgundian Empire and the units were given the Ribbon of Selfless Service. | Construction started in [[1967]] and was very much a national spectacle. This was during [[History_of_Burgundie#The_Great_Tumult|The Great Tumult]] so the positive distraction was much needed. In [[1974]] a minor earthquake became a major catastrophe as the shifting ground caused the shielding around the reactor to crack and a moderate leak developed. The reactor was shut down and a 150 square kilometer area had to be cordoned off to contain the release of radioactive material. 340,000 people were forcibly evicted within the first week of the disaster but not before many of them had already been exposed to high doses of radiation. It is estimated that 1,280 people died of exposure within the first 10 years of the disaster and innumerable others died of or are currently battling various radiologic diseases like cancer as a result of their exposure. The XII Engineer Battalion of the II Infantry Legion and the L Combat Engineer Regiment of the IV Field Sustainment Brigade were both mobilized to help the immediate response. Both units sustained losses of over 30% on the first three days of the containment effort. Additional units were activated to facilitate the response and evacuation, but none suffered as badly as the first two. The responders from the XII Engineer Battalion and the L Combat Engineer Regiment were awarded the Hero of the Burgundian Empire and the units were given the Ribbon of Selfless Service. | ||
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=Long Beach Shoals Testing Site= | =Long Beach Shoals Testing Site= | ||
Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[ | Long Beach Shoals is an oceanographical feature 60km (37mi) off of northwestern [[Nauta Normand]]. From the 1880s it was used as a military proving range as it was the closest [[Burgundie|Burgundian]] territory outside of the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]]. It was the first real demonstration that the central [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] was considering expanding its influence in the world. Previously, the focus was on building ships that could withstand the [[Kilikas Sea#Kilikas Storm Belt|Kilikas Storm Belt]] and yet outrun [[Kiravia]]ian naval vessels. Focusing on other environments was a massive shift in the policies of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and the [[Government of Burgundie| government]]. This Fair Weather Navy was also the first time that iron and steel, powered vessels were tested in Burgundie, bucking the prevailing opinion of ''Tall ships today, tall ships tomorrow, tall ships forever''. Long Beach Shoals were chosen as a remote area that had enough timber to construct facilities on shore for a military port, enough unclaimed land to allow for the testing of new naval weapons, and the remoteness that it would not disrupt shipping lanes. Over the next 150 years, the Navy utilized a variety of munitions types and dumped large amounts of pollutants including gasoline, toxic and industrial wastes, and sunk a number of ships as part of targeting practice. | ||
In the 1990s the site was deemed a hazard after locals began reporting chronic issues related to the inability to produce offspring, some of the highest cancer rates in [[Burgundie]], and the uncontrollable loss of hair. The Royal Department of Public Health and Societal Improvement condemned the site in [[1996]] and the military vacated the area in [[1999]]. The area is known for being a 1500 acre preserve for castaways, disestablishmentarians, and anarchists. In 2008, the Free State of the Lands Beyond the Lords was declared and a minor police action was undertaken by the Rural Directory of Police in [[Nauta Normand]], the Metropolitan Police of [[Soix]], and the [[National Police of Burgundie]]. The action soon was bogged down and the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] were called and in August 2010 the ''Bloodbath of the Free State'' commenced. Supported by 1,239 heavily armed police officers, 218 gendarmes moved into the woods and routed the anarchists. It is anticipated that members of the Rural Directory of Police, overly excited to be as armed as they were and undertrained in the use of their equipment, opened fire, but soon the woods were filled with the sounds of gunfire and the sight of tracers. 218 anarchists were killed or injured and 53 police and gendarmes as well. Over 50% of the police injuries were attributed to friendly fire. | In the 1990s the site was deemed a hazard after locals began reporting chronic issues related to the inability to produce offspring, some of the highest cancer rates in [[Burgundie]], and the uncontrollable loss of hair. The Royal Department of Public Health and Societal Improvement condemned the site in [[1996]] and the military vacated the area in [[1999]]. The area is known for being a 1500 acre preserve for castaways, disestablishmentarians, and anarchists. In 2008, the Free State of the Lands Beyond the Lords was declared and a minor police action was undertaken by the Rural Directory of Police in [[Nauta Normand]], the Metropolitan Police of [[Soix]], and the [[National Police of Burgundie]]. The action soon was bogged down and the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] were called and in August 2010 the ''Bloodbath of the Free State'' commenced. Supported by 1,239 heavily armed police officers, 218 gendarmes moved into the woods and routed the anarchists. It is anticipated that members of the Rural Directory of Police, overly excited to be as armed as they were and undertrained in the use of their equipment, opened fire, but soon the woods were filled with the sounds of gunfire and the sight of tracers. 218 anarchists were killed or injured and 53 police and gendarmes as well. Over 50% of the police injuries were attributed to friendly fire. | ||
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