The iodine-131 in the fallout poisons the thyroid gland.
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Chernobyl
Chernobyl
No.It was a nuclear disaster that happened in 1986
Chernobyl is located in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. It is situated approximately 130 kilometers north of the capital city, Kyiv. The area is most well-known for the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. Today, Chernobyl is part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which encompasses the abandoned city and surrounding areas affected by the disaster.
chernobyl?
The Chernobyl disaster
The world's worst known nuclear disaster was at Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. The Chernobyl Disaster, as it is called, happened on April 26, 1986. There is a link to a Wikipedia article on this below.
The country that was affected most is Belarus, because it is the smallest country and 1 part of 3 is dead. Then goes Ukraine because it is bigger and it least effected. And then goes Russia because it is giant and affected least. Good luck!
Chernobyl is famous for the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.
That is in Ukrainia.
On April 26, 1986