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Bookmark or Share- Chernobyl: Disaster, Response & Fallout - HISTORYConsidered history’s worst nuclear accident, the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986 killed 31 people directly, many due to radiation poisoning during the cleanup. The area around the...
- Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant AccidentOn April 26, 1986, a sudden surge of power during a reactor systems test destroyed Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union. The accident and the fire that followed released massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment.
- Radiation: The Chernobyl accident - World Health Organization (WHO)On 26 April 1986, an explosion and fires at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine caused the largest uncontrolled radioactive release in the history of the civil nuclear industry. Over the next 10 days, large quantities of radioactive iodine and caesium were released into the air.
- The Real Chernobyl: Q&A With a Radiation Exposure ExpertThe latest report from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation found 134 first responders who were diagnosed with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) after the Chernobyl accident.
- Effects of the Chernobyl disaster - WikipediaRadiation exposure to first responders at Chernobyl in comparison to a range of situations, from normal activities up to nuclear accident. Each step up the scale indicates a tenfold increase in radiation level.
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