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Chernobyl Disaster Overview and Impact by Velavan Arumugam is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 26, 1986 in Ukraine was one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history. It contaminated over 50% of Ukraine and Belarus, forcing over 200,000 people to evacuate and releasing radiation that affected 1.7 million people. The disaster was caused by a flawed reactor design combined with human error during a safety test. It exposed gaps in the Soviet safety culture and resulted in acute radiation poisoning in dozens of plant staff as well as increased cancer rates in th
- Author
- Velavan Arumugam
- Language
- EN