The Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on April 26, 1986, was not an explosion in the traditional sense but rather a reactor core meltdown that resulted in a large release of radioactive materials. While there were immediate casualties among the plant staff and emergency responders, including two deaths on the night of the accident, many individuals in the surrounding areas survived. The long-term health effects, however, have been significant, with increased rates of cancer and other illnesses reported among those exposed to radiation. Overall, thousands of people, including plant workers and residents, survived the initial incident and its aftermath.
The Chernobyl explosion occurred on April 26, 1986.
No. Chernobyl is in Russia.
At the power plant at Chernobyl in the Ukraine
When stars collide they connect their galaxies and explode.If our earth was at the far end of the explosion we would survive but if we were in the middle the explosion would be too intense for anyone to survive.
The nuclear plant explosion of 1986
Yes, it did.
1986, the same year as the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion.
When and what explosion? One of the nuclear test shots. If so which?Remember Chernobyl was not a nuclear explosion, it was a steam explosion and graphite fire.
Chernobyl
No. Sadly Charles Beckendorf did not survive the explosion on the ship called the Princess Andromeda .
No he died
The bombs dropped in Japan were designed to produce a large nuclear explosion which produced heat and blast waves. At Chernobyl an operating reactor lifted its top off due to a surge in pressure, and this flung out radioactive debris, not as a result of a nuclear explosion but due to mechanical forces. There was approx. 400 times the amount of radiation released from Chernobyl than there was from the two bombs dropped on Japan.