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Chernobyl

Chernobyl. By Jacob Stocks & Seth Singleton. Who & What?. Chernobyl is the name of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. In April of 1986, a nuclear reactor malfunctioned and caused a steam explosion and fires which released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. .

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Chernobyl

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  1. Chernobyl By Jacob Stocks & Seth Singleton

  2. Who & What? Chernobyl is the name of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. In April of 1986, a nuclear reactor malfunctioned and caused a steam explosion and fires which released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere.

  3. When & Where? The explosion happened on April 26, 1986 at 1:23 AM local time. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is located 130 kilometers north of Kiev, Ukraine and about 20 kilometers south of the border with Belarus.

  4. Why & How? The disaster was “the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes made by the plant operators. It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of any safety culture.”

  5. Initial Effects The entire biosphere, including the atmospheric, aquatic, terrestrial, and urban life, surrounding Chernobyl was affected by the explosion. Experts estimate that “all of the xenon gas, half of the iodine and caesium, and at least 5% of the remaining radioactive material in the Chernobyl 4 reactor was released in the accident.”

  6. Initial Effects cont. “Most of the material was deposited close by as dust and debris, but the lighter material was carried by wind over the Ukraine, Belarus, Russia.” The crops and wildlife in these areas were contaminated. Also, there was a rapid increase in the number of cases of thyroid cancer.

  7. Present Day Chernobyl Belarus announced that they plan to allow people to resettle in the contaminated Chernobyl areas. They will be demolishing old and contaminated buildings to make way for the new settlement. Also, they are taking preventative measures to ensure the safety of these individuals. Belarus plans to evaluate the feasibility of agriculture in the devastated areas.

  8. Before and After

  9. Works Cited • "Chernobyl Accident 1986." Chernobyl. World Nuclear Association, June 2013. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. • Turner, Lane. "Chernobyl Disaster 25th Anniversary." Boston.com. The New York Times, 25 Apr. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. • Iulia. "INTERESTING FACTS I LEARNED ABOUT THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER."Thepinkmoustache.net. Word Press, 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. • "10 Famous Incidences of Death By Radiation." Listverse. Listverse, 25 Mar. 2010. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. • "Chernobyl Before and After." Techeblog Posts. N.p., 11 Apr. 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. • Q, Charles. "10 of the Most Polluted Places on Earth." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. • "Lessons from Chernobyl." Social Policy Connections. Social Policy Connections, 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

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