The Chernobyl disaster

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T The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrofic nuclear accident that occurred

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The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrofic nuclear accident that occurred

on 26 April 1986 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat, in Ukraine.

The Chernobyl Disaster
It is almost 30 years to the day since Chernobyl became synonymous with nuclear disaster.

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The Chernobyl Reactor After The Explosion At that time there was

The Chernobyl Reactor After The Explosion
At that time there

was an experiment on reactor #4 that had gone wrong and caused its terrible explosion.
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The first who had confronted with terrifying consequences of the accident

The first who had confronted with terrifying consequences of the accident

were operators of a shift and firefighters.
It took 10 days to put out the fire after explosion.
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Then 600,000-800,000 firefighters and emergency workers came from all over the

Then 600,000-800,000 firefighters and emergency workers came from all over the

former Soviet Union for help. These people toiled for over two years to bury radioactive equipment, homes, storage facilities, etc.
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They also built a temporary steel concrete cover, called "sarcophagus", around

They also built a temporary steel concrete cover, called "sarcophagus", around

the plant to hem in the radioactive material that had collapsed into the reactor.
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The accident released radiation 200 times greater than that released by


The accident released radiation 200 times greater than that released

by both atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, and nearly 14 times greater than disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan.
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Over 100 radioactive elements released during the explosion. The fallout from

Over 100 radioactive elements released during the explosion. The fallout from

Chernobyl reached as far as Canada and the United States.
But the most heavily affected areas were in Ukraine,Belarus,and Russia.
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Hundreds of villages became too dangerous to live in. Most of

Hundreds of villages became too dangerous to live in.
Most of their

citizens were evacuated in 24 hours after explosion.
Over 336,000 people have been relocated, uprooted from their homes, due to high levels of radiation.
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200 tones of radioactive material is still inside the reactor and

200 tones of radioactive material is still inside the reactor and

the whole world is trying to find out the solution what to do with it.
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Construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at the site

Construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure at the site

of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, Ukraine, on March 23, 2016
The new sarcophagus is still not in place. The project is due to be completed in 2017.
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We should remember them According to the information of the Soviet

We should remember them

According to the information of the Soviet

government the official number of casualties caused by the accident was 31. But exact number of victims can never be known!
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In December 15, 2000 the Chernobyl Plant was fully closed. But

In December 15, 2000 the Chernobyl Plant was fully closed. But

nobody knows exactly what's happening under the sarcophagus and how solid the construction is. One thing that's clear is that it needs constant monitoring and regular inspection.