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    The document summarizes the Chernobyl power plant disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The explosion of Reactor 4 was caused by overpressure during a reactor systems test. It directly killed two workers and exposed many others to high levels of radiation, resulting in 28 subsequent deaths. Over 350,000 people were evacuated from the area within 30 km of the plant, which became a radioactive exclusion zone. While radiation levels have decreased over time, much of the zone remains unsuitable for human habitation and is only repopulated by limited numbers of people and animals.

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    The document summarizes the Chernobyl power plant disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The explosion of Reactor 4 was caused by overpressure during a reactor systems test. It directly killed two workers and exposed many others to high levels of radiation, resulting in 28 subsequent deaths. Over 350,000 people were evacuated from the area within 30 km of the plant, which became a radioactive exclusion zone. While radiation levels have decreased over time, much of the zone remains unsuitable for human habitation and is only repopulated by limited numbers of people and animals.

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    The document summarizes the Chernobyl power plant disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The explosion of Reactor 4 was caused by overpressure during a reactor systems test. It directly killed two workers and exposed many others to high levels of radiation, resulting in 28 subsequent deaths. Over 350,000 people were evacuated from the area within 30 km of the plant, which became a radioactive exclusion zone. While radiation levels have decreased over time, much of the zone remains unsuitable for human habitation and is only repopulated by limited numbers of people and animals.

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    Running head: CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT 1

    Chernobyl Power Plant Disaster

    Student name

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    CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT 2

    Abstract

    Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Chernobyl reactor number four exploded.

    This research has been conducted to establish, what was the cause of the explosion? The impact

    the explosion brought? Whether Chernobyl power plant has been revived? Whether the entire

    area is a radioactive zone and if yes how dangerous it is? If those who were living in the area

    now resettling back? After conducting the research I found out that, the explosion of chamber

    four reactors was caused by overpressure. Thirty people died due to radiation and 350000 were

    evacuated from the area. The area of incident is still radioactive up to now with the level varying

    as you move away from chamber four reactors. Some of the residents are now resettling back

    and even some animal are living in the area both the number of animals and people is limited.

    The main purpose of this research is enable people to understand better about Chernobyl nuclear

    power plant disaster that happened on 26th of April 1986, and the entire surrounding of the

    power plant. All this research was conducted using quantitative research method that includes

    using mobile data phone.


    CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT 3

    What was the cause of the explosion? The explosion was caused by overpressure of the

    reaction chamber four. This is after r Stephanovich ordered the workers of the plant to use

    turbines to pump the energy produced. This practice of using turbines was tested in 1985 but it

    was not successful because of the auto shutdown of the chamber four. The workers were afraid

    to perform the test but they were threatened to be sacked from the job by Stephanovich. They

    turned off the auto shut down and before they switched off the chamber four reactors, the

    pressure had already overpowered and threw away the 1000tonnes top cover of the reaction

    chamber.( Davis, Scott, Valery Stepanenko, Nikolai Rivkind, Kenneth J. Kopecky, Paul

    Voillequé,)

    The impact the explosion made? After the explosion of chamber four reactors two

    people who were workers at the plant died that very same day due to radiation poisoning. Other

    twenty eight workers passed away after being exposed to radioactive rays some few years after

    the incident people were being hospitalized of acute radiation syndrome. This made the

    government of Ukraine to evacuate more than 350000.

    Is the area a radioactive zone? After chamber four exploded more than a radius of 30km

    became a radioactive zone. Chamber four being the epicenter of the radiation has higher

    percentage of radiation four reactors. The entire area is one of the most radioactive places on

    earth. over the past years the level has being decreasing due to radioactive decay.( Davis, S.,

    Stepanenko, V., Rivkind, N., Kopecky, K. J., )


    CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT 4

    Are the evacuated people resettling back? Up to now people are resettling back to their

    with the percentage level going down as original places. It has been noted that even animals are

    living in the area, though both the number of animals and people are limited. The scientist

    concluded that it will take many years for the area to be inhabitable.

    Reference

    Davis, S., Stepanenko, V., Rivkind, N., Kopecky, K. J., Voillequé, P., Shakhtarin, V., ... &

    Troshin, V. (2004). Risk of thyroid cancer in the Bryansk Oblast of the Russian

    Federation after the Chernobyl Power Station accident. Radiation research, 162(3), 241-

    248.

    Davis, Scott, Valery Stepanenko, Nikolai Rivkind, Kenneth J. Kopecky, Paul Voillequé,

    Vladimir Shakhtarin, Evgeni Parshkov et al. "Risk of thyroid cancer in the Bryansk

    Oblast of the Russian Federation after the Chernobyl Power Station accident." Radiation

    research 162, no. 3 (2004): 241-248.

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