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Explosion
At 1:23 a.m. the atomic core of reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine bursts due to handling errors. It destroys the building, from which radioactive smoke comes out. -
Pollution
The radioactive cloud is contaminating Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. -
Stop fire
A fleet of helicopters drops 5,000 tons of materials to put out the fire. -
Prípiat
1200 army buses appear in the city of Pripyat, 3 km from the central, evacuating the 50 000 inhabitants. -
Decontamination
He started the decontamination of the site with the support of 600 000 liquidators, which was composed of firemen, workers, scientists, geologists and specialists from the nuclear industry. -
End of radioactive material
Radioactive material is no longer released into the atmosphere. -
Evacuation
The evacuation of all the inhabitants of Chernobyl is carried out. -
Reactor 2 fire
Reactor 2 at Chernobyl burns down, destroying the engine room. -
Consequences
About 830,000 men participated in tasks at the plant and in the surrounding area, suffering high levels of radiation, 200,000 people died and the rest suffered from immune system degradation, cancers and disorders of the immune and respiratory systems. -
Agreement
Ukraine, G7 group and the European Union sign a protocol to close the Chernobyl plant. -
Absolute cancellation
Final closure of the Chernobyl plant. -
New sarcophagus
Novarka, a French consortium, won the tender to build a new steel sarcophagus, because over time the sarcophagus built around reactor 4 degraded due to radiation, which would have great consequences. -
End of site decontamination
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Construction of the second sarcophagus begins
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Second sarcophagus in action
The second sarcophagus begins to operate. -
Future
The destruction of the old structure at Chernobyl is expected to be completed.
