NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chernobyl disaster occurred on April 25 and 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. It is one of the worst disasters in the history of nuclear power generation.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 26th April 1986, a routine safety test went catastrophically wrong and triggered the worst nuclear accident of all time. The incident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine led to the release of 400 times more radiation than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during WW2.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the reactors blew up, releasing a cloud of radiation over Ukraine and across Europe. The Chernobyl disaster remains the worst civilian nuclear incident in history.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the Chernobyl reactor accident areas outside the former Soviet Union especially in Central Europe, South East Europe and parts of Scandinavia were affected by the reactor accident. To date, there is no evidence that the reactor accident has caused adverse health effects due to radiation in Germany.