chernobyl Disaster
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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chernobyl Disaster
By Tevin Decker
What is it?
- Nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986
- Level 7 nuclear explosion, highest on the scale
- Worst nuclear explosion to ever happen
- Located in Pripyat Ukraine
Photo by Stuck in Customs
They were doing a system test on Saturday, 26 April 1986 when a sudden unexpected power surge happened, They started a emergency shut down causing a larger spike in power output.
Photo by thejaymo
After the large spike in power it led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of steam explosions that exposed the graphite moderator to the air causing it to ignite.
Photo by Matt. Create.
The resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the air covering most of pripyat causing the whole town to be evacuated.
Photo by Malcs P (slowly catching up)
Interesting facts
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During the meltdown 3 volunteers dove into a radioactive pool to open up a pipe. They died but prevented an explosion 10x the size of Hiroshima
Photo by Timm Suess
Those cleaning the site could only work safely for 40 seconds even in radiation suits.
Photo by Timm Suess
The city of Pripyat wasn't told about the disaster until 2 days after the 1st explosion. The world only found out when a radiation detector went off in Sweden.
Photo by Bo47
The radiation was so intense that a firefighter's eyes turned color from brown to blue.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
A fungus has been found that actually feeds on radiation. Collected in the reactor walls it breaks down irradiated particles for energy.
Photo by thejaymo
For $250 dollars you can book a trip to the exclusion zone. While this is safe the director states that the area will be inhabitable for 20,000 more years.
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