Chornobyl disaster
(Reguidit frae Chernobyl disaster)
The Chornobyl disaster (referred tae as the Chornobyl accident forby) wis a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 Aprile 1986 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Pouer Plant[1] in Ukraine (then offeecially the Ukrainian SSR), which wis unner the direct jurisdiction o the central authorities o the Soviet Union.[2] An explosion an fire released muckle quantities o radioactive pairticles intae the atmosphere, which spread ower much o the wastren USSR an Europe.[3]
 The Chornobyl reactor #4 biggin as o 2006. | |
| Date | 26 Apryle 1986 |
|---|---|
| Time | 01:23 (Moscow Time UTC+3) |
| Location | Pripyat, (umwhile Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) |
| Cause | Inadvertent explosion o core during emergency shutdoun o reactor whilst unnergangin pouer failur experiment |
| Daiths | 31 (direct) |
Coordinates: 51°23′23″N 30°05′57″E / 51.38972°N 30.09917°E
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References
eedit- ↑ Alexey. "Accident and its Elimination". chnpp.gov.ua (in Inglis). Retrieved 19 Julie 2022.
- ↑ Rodgers, James (1 Mey 2021). "How The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Shaped Russia And Ukraine's Modern History". Forbes. Retrieved 19 Julie 2022.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions". www.iaea.org (in Inglis). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 19 Julie 2022.