Chernobyl disaster April 26, 1986

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the U raine, which used to be a part o! the "o#iet Union$ %t is considered to be the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history and the only le#el & instance on the %nternational Nuclear '#ent "cale$

 What is nuclear power?

The ener(y produced by splittin( ato)s in a nuclear reactor$

Why is it dangerous?
Nuclear power technolo(y produces )aterials that are acti#e in e)ittin( radiation and are there!ore called *radioacti#e$+ ,e are all e-posed daily to a little radiation but too )uch or in )ass .uantities can destroy cells, cause or(ans to shut down or a!ter lon( and continuous e-posure cause cancer$

 The Chernobyl Power Plant had a hu(e power e-cursion that destroyed the reactor which resulted in a se#ere release o! radioacti#ity into the en#iron)ent$ Two people died in the initial stea) e-plosion, but )ost deaths !ro) the accident were attributed to radiation$

 The Chernobyl /eactor a!ter the e-plosion$

 People were e#acuated the day a!ter the e-plosion$ A )onth later 116,000 people in an 18 )ile radius o! the plant were e#acuated$ 1#er 200,000 people were )o#ed !ro) the accident$ 3any still li#e in conta)inated areas and the lon( ter) e!!ect is not yet nown$ The "o#iet Union has not been able to study e!!ects due to lac o! !unds and secrecy$

'!!ects on the Environment around the Chernobyl e-plosion$

4allout le#els were #ery hi(h ri(ht around e-plosion and a!!ected all wildli!e$ /ed 4orest5 was a !orest ri(ht by the plant was na)ed this because plants had a red hue a!ter the e-plosion$ These trees also died !ro) the a)ount o! radiation they recei#ed$ The /ed 4orest is still one o! the )ost conta)inated areas in the world but is beco)in( the )ost !ertile to endan(ered species because o! the lac o! hu)an in!luence in this area$

'!!ects on the Environment around the Chernobyl e-plosion$

'a(les, stor s, bea#ers, wol#es and bears ha#e been spotted in this area$ "o)e weird thin(s ha#e been spotted6 birds with shorter tails, trees with stran(ely bent branches, other )utated plants$ A report written in 2007 by the Chernobyl 4oru) stated that, apart !ro) a 17 )ile area around the site and a !ew restricted la es and !orests, radiation le#els had returned to acceptable le#els$

'!!ects on People around the Chernobyl e-plosion$

1#er 200,000 people were )o#ed because o! the accident$ An increase o! thyroid cancer has been dia(nosed a)on( children in areas o! 8elarus, U raine and /ussia$ "o)e belie#e the stress o! the accident has been worse on people than the radiation$

'!!ects on Economy around the Chernobyl e-plosion$

8etween 200,000 and 600,000 people were brou(ht in to clean5up$ Crops were destroyed, li#estoc was illed, e#erywhere there was radiation$ 1#er 227 billion dollars has been spent to clean up the disaster$ 8elarus lost 197 o! its !ar)in( lands:&00 )illion dollars a year loss$; 270 industries were lost due to the disaster$

"o)e pictures o! the disaster$

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%s to create a con#ersation between 2 wor ers, towns people, ids at school, ani)als, or anyone else a!!ected by the e-plosion$ <ou )ust use correct dialo(ue and punctuation$ <our con#ersation )ust be at least 20 lines lon(:17 lines !ro) each person$; The con#ersation )ust include a how the e-plosion a!!ected the en#iron)ent, people and econo)y$ <es it will be (raded and is worth 70 points$