Chernobyl

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of this event and finding new ways of gaining recovery.
The sensitivity of the neutron field, the reactors containment not functioning properly, and the reactor not being made correctly caused the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. The reactor that failed was reactor number four it was the newest reactor in the facility. “On 25 April, prior to a routine shut-down, the reactor crew at Chernobyl-4 began preparing for a test to determine how long turbines would spin and supply power following a loss of main electrical power supply.” (http://www.world-nuclear.org) “Similar tests had already been carried out at Chernobyl and other plants, despite the fact that these reactors were known to be very unstable at low power settings.” (http://www.world-nuclear.org) The reactor was going to be tested. As soon as they started it all started to go wrong. The employees were not sure how to actually control the reactor after it started acting abnormal. “As flow of coolant water diminished, ...

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Residents in Chernobyl are still trying to recover from the effects of the nuclear disaster. Some residents in Chernobyl are still living in these contaminated areas. “Despite this massive evacuation there are still 270,000 people still living in areas of such contamination that strict controls are required, and restrictions on the use of locally growth food.” (http://www.archive.greenpeace.org) After a couple of year 200,000 people were resettled in less contaminated areas were the radiation did not get to as much. There are not a lot of jobs around those areas in the past years “Chernobyl was shut down on 2000 and work is under way on a larger and stronger shelter is the ruins of the ...

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