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The Chernobyl accident

April 26, 1986. The Chernobyl accident. Kiosk by: Kevin. What was Chernobyl?. A nuclear power plant in Ukraine. April 26, 1986, It set fire. Radiation was in air. Worst nuclear disaster. How did it happen?. Running tests Unexpected power surge Explosions set fire to plant. Causes.

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The Chernobyl accident

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  1. April 26, 1986 The Chernobyl accident Kiosk by: Kevin

  2. What was Chernobyl? • A nuclear power plant in Ukraine. • April 26, 1986, It set fire. • Radiation was in air. • Worst nuclear disaster.

  3. How did it happen? • Running tests • Unexpected power surge • Explosions set fire to plant

  4. Causes • Inexperienced workers • Faulty Soviet reactor design • All safety was ignored

  5. Effects • Radiation rised about 1 km. • Radiation carried by wind. • Evacuation of over 200,000 people.

  6. Aftermath • High death rate for clean up workers • Thyroid cancer • Infected topsoil, groundwater, and surface water

  7. Casualties • Not completely sure. • Some say 4,000 • Some say up to 500,000 are linked to Chernobyl.

  8. Radiation levels in 1996 Chernobyl plant

  9. Faulty RMBK reactor

  10. Chernobyl Today • Reactor 4 enclosed in concrete sarcophagus. • Nearby cities abandoned. • Everything still infected. • People still working in reactor 3.

  11. The End

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