Chernobyl disaster: The worst manmade disaster in human history
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Chernobyl disaster:The worst manmade disaster in human history
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Where is Chernobyl?
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April 26, 1986: Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Operator errors cause a reactor explosion
Explosion releases 190 tons of radioactive gasses into the atmosphere
Fire starts that lasts 10 days
People:
7 million lived in contaminated areas; 3 million were children
Wind: Carries radiation far distances
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Direct Casualties 5.5 million people still live
in contaminated areas 31 people died in 3 months
of radiation poisoning 134 emergency workers
suffered from acute radiation sickness
25,000 rescue workers died since then of diseases caused by radiation
Cancer afflicts many others Increased birth defects,
miscarriages, and stillbirths
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Indirect Casualities By the year 2000 there
were 1800 case of thyroid cancer in children and adolescent
High number of suicide and violent death among Firemen, policemen, and other recovery workers
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Environment Impact Areas still impacted
today: Soil
Ground Water
Air
Food Crops Livestock