ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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It spread lethal radiation to every country in Europe.
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It is the only nuclear accident to have ever taken place in Europe.
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It released more radioactive fallout than any other accident in Europe.
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It caused a meltdown that continues to leak radiation across Europe.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Chernobyl disaster is the worst nuclear power plant accident ever in terms of death toll and cost. The only other Level 7 accident happened on 26 April 1986 when a steam explosion destroyed reactor number four at the Ukrainian plant.
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: -The resuspension of soil from military activities, or damage to nuclear facilities, being either storage of waste or the containment structure, could be one of the reasons for the rise in radioactivity levels, CRIIRAD spokesperson Bruno Chareyron said.