Chernobyl: World’s greatest nuclear disaster

Chernobyl
The world’s worst-ever nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, near its border with Belarus, then the Soviet Union. There were four reactors at the site, each giving 1,000 megawatts of electricity. The fault was both human error and poor design.
31 people died within a few weeks of the accident from the initial steam explosion, exposure to radiation and thermal burns. More than 30 years on, scientists estimate the zone around the former plant will not be habitable for up to 20,000 years. Read more
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