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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
News arcticles say that this was the 10th announced -
Sources
Nei.org
Wikipedia
world-nuclear.org
onthisday.com
greenfacts.com
1980-88 french nuclear wiki -
before it happened
Before a scheduled shut down the reactor crew began preparing for a test to see how long the turbines would give power to the circulating pumps following a loss of electrical power and spin -
where it was
(probably already stated this but im desperate to make 15 slides) It happened near the city of Pripyat in the Ukraine -
Chernobyl Disaster
This was the day the event occured. This was the result of a flawed reactor design used by inexperienced personnel. -
French Nuclear Testing
France starts another set of nuclear tests beggining on April 26, 1986 and ending in 1988. Ironically this is the same day the Chernobyl Disaster happened. -
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28 reactor staff and emergency workers died from the radiation. -
Why it happened
The reactors were very unstable at low power which accelerated the nuclear chain reaction. This and a few other things led to an uncontrollable power surge that led to chernobyl 4's destruction. -
what happened
due to the sudden urge of power. it caused heat to become extreme and it ruptered some of the pressure tubes. -
what happened
The pressure tube explosions caused the reactor core to become exposed to the environment. -
aftermath
13 to 30% of the 190 metric tons of uranium dioxide fuel and fission products escaped into the atmosphere. -
the accident
it was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history -
aftermath
Most poeple living in the areas that were contaminated had very low whole-body radiation doses. -
aftermath
There is some evidence of an increase in the cancer leukemia and cataract risk to the workers who engaged in recovery after beoin exposed to high doses of radiation -
aftermath
115,000 local people were evacuated after 36 hours.
