Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the first nuclear power plant built in Ukraine during the Soviet period. Chernobyl was once considered as the safest and most reliable nuclear power plant. A loud noise from 1986 completely broke this myth. During the semi-baking experiment, the No.4 nuclear reactor of the nuclear power plant suddenly caught fire, causing an explosion, and its radiation amount was equivalent to 400 atomic bombs dropped by the United States in Japan. The explosion caused the unit to be completely damaged, more than 8 tons of radioactive materials leaked and dust drifted with the wind, resulting in nuclear radiation pollution in many areas of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
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? April 26th, 0986 local time 1: 24, Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, former Soviet Union (originally from Lenin). The subsequent explosion triggered a fire and released a large amount of highly radioactive substances into the atmosphere, covering a large area. The radiation dose released by this disaster is more than 400 times that of Hiroshima atomic bomb. The accident caused 32 people to die on the spot, and tens of thousands of people died or became seriously ill due to the long-term effects of radioactive materials. There are still fetal abnormalities caused by radiation.
This is a serious nuclear accident. The leaked radioactive dust drifted with the atmosphere to the western part of the former Soviet Union, eastern Europe and Scandinavia in northern Europe. Ukraine, Belarus and Russia are the most polluted. Due to the wind direction, it is estimated that about 60% of radioactive materials have landed on the land of Belarus. But according to the torch (the? Other? Report? Open? The Chernobyl report pointed out that half of the radioactive dust fell outside the three former Soviet countries mentioned above. The accident caused public concern about the safety of nuclear power plants in the former Soviet Union, and indirectly led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, independent countries, including Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, still invest money and manpower in the aftermath of accidents and medical care for residents every year. Because it is difficult to estimate the number of people who died directly or indirectly in the accident, the long-term impact after the accident is still unknown.
? In 2005, a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that by that time, 56 people had died, 47 nuclear power plant workers and 9 children had thyroid cancer, and it was estimated that about 4,000 people eventually died of diseases caused by the accident.
? Other organizations have quite different findings about the conclusion of IAEA. Among the surveys with opposite conclusions and opinions, the findings of Greenpeace, an environmental organization, are the most shocking. The organization published a report on April 18, 2006, saying that the Chernobyl nuclear accident caused 270,000 people to get cancer, so the number of deaths reached 93,000.
At the same time, a study by two British researchers shows that the long-term effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident may cause another 66,000 people to die of cancer. In other words, in addition to the number of deaths recognized by the International Atomic Energy Agency, 66,000 people died of cancer caused by radiation. This figure alone is more than 15 times the number of deaths admitted by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The Chernobyl nuclear accident is defined as the most serious level 7. On April 26th of that year, the No.4 reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, and more than 8 tons of strong radiation leaked.
? The accident * * * caused 3 1 fireman to die, thousands of people were exposed to strong nuclear radiation and tens of thousands of people were evacuated. It is conservatively estimated that the Soviet Union spent 65.438+08 billion dollars and 500,000 soldiers and civilians to deal with this incident, but now it seems that the negative impact of the accident on the environment is immeasurable!