ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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Chernobyl was immediately closed.
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The cost of nuclear power increased.
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Radioactive material fell on other countries.
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They did not have room for sick people in the hospitals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Another cause for concern was the safety of the protective sarcophagus which contains the destroyed reactor of the fourth power unit, and the remains of nuclear waste. Damage to the sarcophagus could lead to radioactive dust escaping. A sign warns of radiation danger at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Detailed explanation-2: -No reports were released until the third day after the Chernobyl explosion. Then, Swedish authorities correlated a map of enhanced radiation levels in Europe with wind direction and announced to the world that a nuclear accident had occurred somewhere in the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scandinavian countries and other parts of the world were affected by the radioactive releases from Chernobyl. Caesium and other radioactive isotopes were blown by wind northward into Sweden and Finland and over other parts of the northern hemisphere to some extent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The agencies, funds and programmes have continued to work closely with the Governments of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine to provide development assistance to the Chernobyl-affected communities.