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economic and political consequences
According to sources the soviet union spent 18 billion Rubles on containment and decontamination,A significant economic impact at the time was the removal of agricultural land.Politically, the accident gave great significance to the new Soviet policy of glasnost and helped forge closer Soviet-US relations at the end of the Cold War, through bioscientific cooperation. But the disaster also became a key factor in the Union's eventual 1991 dissolution and major influence in shaping eastern europe -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Chernobyl nuclear power plant was in the city of Pripyat Ukrain. On April 26 1986 a failed reactor test caused the massive nuclear accident. It was considered as the worst nuclear disaster. 200 thousand people were displaced and 54 residents and emergency workers were killed, and many suffered radiation sickness. -
How It Happened
The operator was not familiar with the reactor and had not been trained well, also some people say that safety rules were not followed. -
Evacuation
The soviet authoraties were evacuating people around charnobyl when the accident happened. A month later, all those living with in 18 miles about 116,00 people were relocated. -
International spread of radiactive substances
Four hundred times more radioactive was released that had been by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Approximately 100,000 km² of land was significantly contaminated with fallout, the worst hit regions being in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. -
Health effects of the chornobyl disaster
The world health organazation said that many children got thyroid cancer in the affected areas. -
Operartor Error
The opperator error was probably due to the lack of knowledge of nuclear reactor physics and engineering, as well as lack of experience and training. -
United nation development programme
The united national development programme(UNDP) started a project called the chernobyl recovery and development programme for the recovery of the areas which the disaster happened. The main goal was to support the government of Ukraine. They work in the affected areas of Ukraine: Kyivsk, Zhytomyrska, chernihivisk and Rivnenska. -
Human Impact
February 2003 was when the chornobyl forum first met for a three day meeting. Governments such as Belarus, Rusia and Ukraine showed for the meeting. Also the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) and the UN were in the meeting. -
Second meeting and third meeting of the forum
The second meeting was held in 10-11 March 2004, and third on april 18-20 2005.. The aim of the Forum was to "scientifically clarify the radiological environmental and health consequences of the Chernobyl accident, to provide advice on and to contribute to a scientifically sound remediation and health care programs. -
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