Chernobyl disaster

Chernobyl Disaster

Index

01. Chernobyl Disaster

02. What happened in Chernobyl?

03. Environmental consequences

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Chernobyl Disaster

Chernbyl Disaster

The Chernobyl accident happened on April 26, 1986, when reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded and released radioactive material into the atmosphere.This tragedy occurred at the V. I. Lenin Power Plant, located in the city of Pripyat, about 20 km from the city of Chernobyl.

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What happened in Chernobyl?

What happened in Chernobyl?

This accident happened at reactor 4 of the Chernobyl plant and was the result of human error, as the reactor operators failed to comply with various safety protocols.

What happened in Chernobyl?

It all happened during a safety test that was underway and resulted in the explosion. With the explosion, two plant workers were killed and, in the aftermath, a fire broke out in reactor 4 and raged for days. The explosion left the nuclear reactor exposed, and the fire was responsible for releasing a large amount of radioactive material into the atmosphere.

What happened in Chernobyl?

The wind carried the released radioactive material into the atmosphere, and the radiation spread around the world.High levels of radiation were quickly identified in places such as Poland, Austria, Sweden, Belarus and even as far away as the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.

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Environmental consequences

Environmental consequences

• Contributed to aggravating the economic crisis that was dragging on in the Soviet Union;

• contributed to severely affecting the health of the population;

• Cancer cases have risen considerably in the Ukrainian and Belarusian population, and cardiovascular diseases have also increased.

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