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Chernobyl Chemical Leak 1986

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHERNOBYL CHEMICAL LEAK 1986

BLAKE MCCANN 7TH HOUR
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PLACE

CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE

TIME

APRIL 26, 1986

PEOPLE INVOLVED

  • Less than one hundred people died.
  • Leonid Telyatnikov saved lives.
  • Leukemia expert worked with infected patients.
  • Cops, firemen, and military men helped.
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CAUSES

  • Lost control and exploded in test run.
  • Overheated.
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EFFECTS

RELEASED RADIOACTIVITY IN THE AIR.
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INTERESTING EVENTS

  • Spread through Europe!
  • Biggest release of radioactivity.
  • The four power plants produce 10% of electricity in Ukraine.
  • Leonid Telyatnikov said, "I came to Ukraine to help and I almost got infected."

SHORT EFFECTS

  • Moving uneffected
  • Sick for a day
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LONG EFFECTS

  • Cancer or dying.
  • Not allowed in Chernobyl.
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POSITIVES

  • Building safer and better powerplants.
  • Know to evacuate when radioactivity is in air.
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