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thousands of people died, or were at health risk.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Chernobyl was a nuclear fission reactor. This means that it used Uranium-235 which is highly unstable. Therefore it gave off high amounts of gamma, beta and alpha radiation. All of these types of radiation ionised parts of the environment including the air. If humans or animals touch the ionised environment they will too become ionised (basically radioactive). The air is still ionised there so it is highly dangerous. So yes, it did harm the environment.
Uranium-235 itself is only slightly radioactive, it only emits alpha radiation which can be 100% shielded by one sheet of paper or the outer layer of your skin. It is only dangerous by ingestion or inhalation.
The beta and gamma radiation there comes almost entirely from fission product isotopes.
Humans and animals cannot become radioactive by exposure to ionization, they only become radioactive by ingesting or inhaling radioactive material. Note: they can become radioactive by simple exposure to neutron radiation, but a large enough dose to do that is almost always lethal. There is no neutron radiation at the site, except low levels in the ruins of the reactor itself.
Ionization and radioactivity are entirely different phenomena. Ionization is an effect that can be caused by radioactivity (as well as many other things, e.g. dissolving salts in water causes ionization of the salts). Radioactivity cannot be caused by ionization.
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∙ 15y agoCrops were distroyed, livestock was killed, everywhere there was radiation, it was horrible
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∙ 12y agoIt did coz it spread and that to other countries like a fart in a room
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∙ 12y agoThe Chernobyl disaster affected everyone in the world, by increasing the fears of nuclear power, making it more difficult to see the truth of the viability of nuclear power.
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∙ 15y agoRead the report referenced below
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∙ 12y agoIt had to be evacuated.
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What nuclear reactor did the world's worst nuclear disaster take place at in Ukraine in 1986?
people got involved.. it sucks, but yeah, blame the humans. this is why nuclear is not everywhere, because there are people everywhere to screw it up to tell you what happened with Chernobyl, first you have to understand how a nuclear reactor works. in a nutshell, you have a fissionable material, it is condensed, and condensed until it produces heat on its own. these heat rods are kept in sheaths like a sword, and they keep the material cool.. there are many rods, and the more rods in the pool brought out, the higher the temperature of the water in the pool. it makes steam, and the steam spins a turbine to make electricity, and the power goes to your home. Chernobyl happened because they were testing how to make more energy. see, they probably had a similar problem there, that they have here. People want power for their cell phones, and ipods, but they dont want to produce it, they dont like coal, they dont like nuclear. The people wouldnt allow another reactor to be built, so they were testing how the reactor would respond with more rods out of the sheathes than what was considered safe operation. (we have 50 rods, why do we only use 10 at a time? sort of thing) so they had the normal 10 rods extended out into the pool to heat the water, then they told the computer to bring a couple more out, and a couple more, and they were really impressed, they were boiling twice the water in half the time, it was an exponential increase with just a few more rods, not double. but what happened is that they didnt understand that the rods can heat up themselves, because they are so dense, but they can also heat the other rods, and they did. the rods got so hot they warped, then when they tried to put them back into the sheathes, they couldnt, and the reactor got so hot they couldnt put water into it fast enough to keep it cool, and it blew. Chernobyl is still poisoned today. when the 20 or so rods out of the 50 blew, it didnt use all the material and detonate like an atomic weapon, but it detonated some, but blew the rest around, like a dirty bomb. the radiation is nearly gone, but all the plants an animals an people are dead/dying/toxic due to exposure. nuclear is a wonderful source of energy, this is why the navy has reactors in nearly all the aircraft carriers, there are safeguards in place, and people are not allowed to mess with it. on land, its a different story, and its all about the money money money, and safeguards are put by the wayside. if they can produce double the power using a fraction more rods, they will. and this is how greed destroyed a beautiful town and lives, and the complete nuclear industry
What song are these lyrics from We'll build a sweet little nest somewhere out in the west and let the rest of the world go by?
It's called "Let the rest of the world go by".
In which country did jazz first develop?
Jazz originated in United States (mostly in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York). As a musical language of communication, jazz is the first indigenous American style to affect music in the rest of the World.
Is there a song about the Chernobyl disaster?
- Christy Moore: Farewell To Pripyat (Pripyat is a town that lies in the direct vicinity of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl Reactor) - Huns & Dr. Beeker: Ghost town - Roman Hurko: Chornobyl Requiem - Anal Stench: Chernobyl Hydrogenic Bomb - Aborym: Chernobyl Generation - Municipal Waste: Wolves Of Chernobyl - Fluido: Chernobyl - Ashley Esterwood: Chernobyl - Nuclear Rabbit: Chernobyl Hamster - Catch-it Kebabs: Miss Chernobyl - Neurosis: The Horror of Chernobyl (2011) - Adriano Celentano: Sognando Chernobyl / Мне снится Чернобыль - Alexander Tsymbal, Tunguska Electronic Music Society: Chernobyl Zone - John Stetch: Children of Chornobyl In German: - Wolf Maahn: Tschernobyl - Aufbruch: Tschernobyl ist in der Nähe - Kastelruther Spatzen: An einem Morgen im April And more if you google *lyrics chernobyl* ; *lyrics chornobyl* ; *lyrics tchernobyl* ; *songtexte tschernobyl* etc. And then there is the group called Chernobyl, with songs like Le Cheval Furthur songs that mention Chernobyl: - Empty Mirror: My Chernobyl, from the album 'Unsorted' - We Are: (in your own words) chernobyl ---- Farewell To Pripyat by Tim Dennehy It was a Friday in April 1986, The day that the nightmare began, When the dust it rained down on our buildings and streets, And entered our bedrooms at noon, Touched the grass and the streets, bicycles, cars, Beds books and picture frames too, We stood around, helpless, confused, Nobody knew what to do. At two o'clock on Sunday the buses arrived, A fleet of a thousand or more, We were ordered to be on our way, Not knowing what lay in store, Some of our citizens fled in dismay, And looked for a good place to hide, Four o'clock came and the last bus pulled out, T'was the day our lovely town died. And the shirts sheets and handkerchiefs crack in the wind, On the window ledge the withering plants, And the Ladas and Volga's are parked by the door, And the bike's in its usual stance. Our evergreen trees lie withered and drooped, They've poisoned our fertile land, The streets speak a deafening silence, Nothing stirs but the sand. A visit back home is so eerie today, A modern Pompeii on view, To see all the old shops and the Forest Hotel, And the Promyet Cinema too. The mementos we gathered were all left behind, Our Photos, letters and cards, The toys of our children untouchable now, Toy soldiers left standing on guard. So fare thee well Pripyat, my home and my soul, Your sorrow can know no relief, A terrifying glimpse of the future you show, Your children all scattered like geese, The clothes line still sways but the owners long gone, As the nomadic era returns, The question in black and white blurred into grey, The answer is too easy to learn. CHRISTY'S COMMENT Late one night during The Willie Week we were gathered in the back lounge of Malones hostelry. Porter and songs were flying in all direction with tunes for divarsion. Mrs Malone, God rest her, put down the pan and started to fry up fresh fillets of mackerel whilst fresh white bread was buttered.Never tasted anything so good. Then there followed a lull amongst the late drinkers. Tim Dennehy quietly slipped into this song (which he had just penned). It was a sad song to hear..
How does capital account affect the BOP?
Capital account records short-term (e.g hot money) and long-term capital flows (e.g FDI). Since BOP records all transactions between the residents of the country and the rest of the world, an increase in capital account will increase the BOP of a country.
Why is chernobyl bad for Russia and the rest of the world?
No
How did the Korean War affect the rest of the world?
* chicken grits
How did the natural boundaries of china affect the relationship with the rest of the world?
barriers
How did these boundaries affect china's relationship with the rest of the world?
because it is stupid
How did the boundaries affect china's relationship with the rest of the world?
because it is stupid
What can be learned from the Asian tsunami?
ineffective planning and communication leads to disaster and The rest of the world will respond to help those in need
What affect did the Phoenicians trading have on the rest of the world?
the phoenicians trading impact on the rest of the world was they sold them purple ink from the snails that washed up on the mediteranean sea
How did having such a large empire affect Great Britain and the rest of the world?
In what Time Period?
How did the Cold War affect the rest of the world outside of Europe?
By increasing global security
What actions affect the rest of the world in some way?
turning on a light and taking a shower
How did china's geography affect its relationship with the rest of the world?
the same as it does today. China has always ruled the world market and always will.
How did the discovery of the Titanic wreck affect the people who discovered it and the rest of the world?
They didn't have to look for it anymore.
