Chernobyl, however it was not a nuclear explosion. It was a steam explosion that blew the roof off the reactor building and ejected roughly a third of the reactor contents, followed by a graphite fire ignited when air hit the hot graphite moderator of the damaged reactor.
I believe your mistaking Russia with Ukraine in which case it would be Chernobyl. Hope that's it.
nuclear explosion?
Chernobyl is a city in Ukraine. It was the site of a nuclear disaster in the 1980's and has since been totally abandoned. It is also featured on the Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare as the backdrop to a playable level.
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.
The Chernobyl power plant nuclear disaster was one of the worst disasters in history. Thirty-one people were killed in the explosion in 1986 in the Ukraine.
The largest nuclear plant meltdown happened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986. The explosion and subsequent fire released large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere, resulting in one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
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a nuclear explosion
No, a nuclear explosion on a nuclear power plant would not cause the explosion radius to increase. The explosion radius would be determined by the yield of the nuclear weapon itself, not by the presence of the power plant.
At the power plant at Chernobyl in the Ukraine
Although they have the nuclear material that could be deviated for nuclear weapon production but Ukraine has neither the motivation nor the political/economical will to make nuclear weapons.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant underwent a level 7 event - the worst accident so far. The plant, located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine lost its number four reactor on 26 April 1986. A link to the Wikipedia article on the accident is provided.