ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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they put it all over the news the minute it happened
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they said nothing of the accident to anyone for 36 hours exposing people to radiation and not knowing it
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they called the United Nations to go in and clean up the disaster immediately
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Soviet government also cut down and buried about a square mile of pine forest near the plant to reduce radioactive contamination at and near the site. Chernobyl’s three other reactors were subsequently restarted but all eventually shut down for good, with the last reactor closing in December 2000.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chernobyl disaster caused serious radiation sickness and contamination. Between 50 and 185 million curies of radionuclides escaped into the atmosphere. Millions of acres of forest and farmland were contaminated, livestock was born deformed, and humans suffered long-term negative health effects.
Detailed explanation-3: -May 14, 1986 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev speaks publicly about the incident for the first time, saying on state TV that “the worst is behind us."
Detailed explanation-4: -The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the environment, with the deposition of radioactive materials in many parts of Europe.