Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
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Causes Of The Chernobyl Accident
Sequence Of Events Leading To The Chernobyl Accident
Health & Physiological Consequences Of The Chernobyl Disaster
Social, Economic & Political Consequences Of The Chernobyl Accident
Environmental Consequences Of The Chernobyl Disaster
On April 25th -26th, 1986 the World's worst nuclear power accident
occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (now Ukraine). The Chernobyl
nuclear power plant located 80 miles north of Kiev had 4 reactors
and whilst testing reactor number 4 numerous safety procedures
were disregarded. At 1:23am the chain reaction in the reactor
became out of control creating explosions and a fireball which
blew off the reactor's heavy steel and concrete lid.
The Chernobyl accident killed more than 30 people immediately,
and as a result of the high radiation levels in the surrounding
20-mile radius, 135,00 people had to be evacuated.
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