Juan Montes, Spain

In April 1986, Juan had just turned 19 and was finishing his first year at University. Today, he is an English teacher. The interview was conducted by his nephew, Germán Jimenez.

My uncle Juan is 43 and has two little girls. He is my youngest uncle and also my neighbour and that’s why we have a very special relationship. We meet very often and discuss current affairs, which is how we enjoy each other’s company, talking about cinema, politics… and, overall, football.

He is an English teacher and has travelled a lot, which is why I chose him to conduct my interview with, because he loves travelling, getting to know new things and being up-to-date with what is happening in the world; and I thought that in 1986, although he was only 19 at that time, he would have been the same.

I also considered that a young person normally feels the impact of important events more deeply and he would have been more aware of the issue.

At the time of the interview, 25 years after, he was concerned about how long ago it was and what he was able to remember, but could finally find some interesting memories about the accident and had some intelligent comments things about his actual position on Nuclear Energy.

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