Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia
WEBThe Chernobyl disaster began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine, near the …
Chernobyl disaster | Causes, Effects, Deaths, Videos ...
WEB6 days ago · Chernobyl disaster, accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union in 1986, the worst disaster in nuclear power generation history. Between 2 …
Chernobyl: Disaster, Response & Fallout - HISTORY
WEBApr 24, 2018 · Considered history’s worst nuclear accident, the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986 killed 31 people directly, many due to radiation poisoning during the cleanup. …
The true toll of the Chernobyl disaster - BBC
WEBAccording to the official, internationally recognised death toll, just 31 people died as an immediate result of Chernobyl while the UN estimates that only 50 deaths can be …
The 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident | IAEA
WEBJun 13, 2013 · On 26 April 1986, the Number Four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what then was the Soviet Union during improper testing at low-power, resulted in loss of control that led to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere.
Chernobyl disaster facts and information - National Geographic
WEBMay 17, 2019 · On April 25 and 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history unfolded in what is now northern Ukraine as a reactor at a nuclear power plant exploded and burned. Shrouded in secrecy,...
Chernobyl Timeline: How a Nuclear Accident Escalated to a ...
WEBApr 15, 2019 · Considered history’s worst nuclear accident, the Chernobyl disaster killed 31 people directly, including 28 workers and firefighters who died of acute radiation poisoning during the cleanup....