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Chernobyl was the worst nuclear disaster in history and occurred in what country that was once part of the Soviet Union?
Chernobyl is in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.
The Chernobil Disaster was cause by what?
An explosion and subsequent fire caused the Chernobyl Disaster back in 1986. It's often considered one of the worst incidents involving a nuclear power plant in history.
What is the significance of chernobyl?
Chernobyl is the worlds worst nuclear disaster. It leaked 100 times the radiation than the two bombs dropped on Japan. Chernobyl is a nuclear power plant that it's reactor 4 exploded.It is located in Pripyat, urkrain. It happened August 27, 1987.
Where was the nuclear explosion at in 1986?
I don't know of one specifically, there was still underground nuclear testing at the time so there might have been several that year. If you are thinking of the reactor explosion at Chernobyl that year, that was not a nuclear explosion, just a large steam explosion when the coolant water flash vaporized blowing the roof off the reactor. Once the graphite moderator in the core was exposed to air it caught fire, this was the worst part of the disaster as burning graphite is nearly impossible to put out and the smoke was carrying all kinds of radioactive material from deep in the core.
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
The worlds worst nuclear power plant disaster occured in chernobyl a northern city in what?
Ukraine
What is a worst nuclear disaster in history?
Chernobyl
What continent has the worlds worst nuclear disaster?
Asia, specifically the Chernobyl Disaster in the former Soviet Union (Russia), in which a nuclear power plant went critical and melted down, rendering the city uninhabitable and causing radioactive clouds to travel globally.
Where is the Site of the world's worst nuclear 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.
Which is the worlds worst country?
No country is bad but the man who said Antarctica is is the worst
What is the worst disaster that has happened?
The Worst Disaster is the volcano erupting in popei the volcano is really strong and it destroyed the whole city
Chernobyl was the worst nuclear disaster in history and occurred in what country that was once part of the Soviet Union?
Chernobyl is in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.
Second Worst nuclear power plant disaster to date occurred at?
I think it was Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986.Another Answer:Chernobyl was the worst. Fukushima Daiichi was second.
For what type of disaster is Chernobyl famous?
Chernobyl is famous for the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.
Where was the worlds worst nuclear explosion?
I'm not sure but the strongest bomb is the hydrogen bomb
Where did the world's worst nuclear power plant disaster take place?
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986
What natural disaster is the worst natural disaster?
cyclones are the most worst natural disaster
