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 spread to other countries.
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They did not have room for the sick people in their 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: -The major population groups exposed were clean-up workers, evacuees and residents of contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. There has been no clear evidence of any measurable increase in radiation-induced adverse health effects in other European countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.