Chernobyl Disaster
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Who
When
Why
Where
Chernobyl, situated in northern Ukraine near the border with Belarus.
In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986
The Chernobyl incident was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with badly trained personnel.
It was at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, in what was then part of the USSR.
A total of up to 4000 people could eventually die of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl accident nearly 20 years ago,
The radiation not only spread over Ukraine, but also to Belarus, Russia, and most of Europe.
The area surrounding the former Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant won't be safe for humans for at least 20,000 years
203 people were hospitalized immediately, of whom 31 died, most of them being the rescue workers not knowing how dangerous this might be
By May 1986, people living within 30km of the epicenter has been relocated.
The worlds worst nuclear accident occurred at a nuclear plant belonging to Chernobyl.
Rate of cancer for children has drastically increased
Women (pregnancy), children, rescue workers
Belarus was the most affected country, and not Ukraine itself due to prevailing winds
It occurred near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the Soviet Union.
And explosion and after fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere.