When a plant for nuclear power (breaking atoms in fission) explodes because of a malfunction within the pipes as the nuclear reaction takes place. It super-heats, explodes, and often shoots dangerous gases into the air for days, even weeks, that can cause radiation poisoning among other problems.
Timeline of the Fukushima nuclear accidents happened in 2011.
Three major nuclear accidents; namely:Three Miles Islands nuclear accident, USA, March 1979Chernobyl nuclear accident, Ukraine (former Soviet Union), April 1986Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan, March 2011
Between 1945 and 1987, there were 285 nuclear reactor accidents, injuring over 1,550 people and killing 64.
Thankfully there haven't been many nuclear accidents, however when they do happen they can be severe the worst nuclear accident/disaster was the explosion of reactor No.4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant in 1986 on April the 26th.
Yes, there have been accidents at nuclear power plants, with the most well-known being the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. These accidents have led to significant environmental and health consequences in the affected regions.
Nuclear power accidents are a disaster. The 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was a catastrophic accident.
There have been numerous nuclear accidents globally, with varying degrees of severity. Some well-known accidents include the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the Fukushima disaster in 2011, and the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. Additionally, there have been several lesser-known incidents at nuclear facilities around the world.
Nuclear power plants are designed with safety features to prevent accidents and limit the release of radiation. While accidents can still occur, the risk of a catastrophic event is much lower than with nuclear weapons, which are intentionally designed to cause destruction on a large scale.
Those reactions that take place in functioning nuclear reactors (i.e not Chernobyl or Fukushima when the accidents happened).
No, excepting of course some important accidents.
Nuclear accidents resulting in radiation leaks can be a potential problem of using more nuclear energy.
A nuclear accident is the unintended release of nuclear radiation into the environment, such as damage to a nuclear reactor or to a nuclear weapon (plane crash carrying nuclear bombs, etc). The two basic forms of nuclear weapons are fission and fusion weapons.