Chernobyl facts

On April 26, 1986, an explosion occurred at the reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian SSR, now Ukraine. 27.04.2011, Sputnik International

Mariyka, 19, was born deep inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone in 1999. Her father and mother refused to evacuate the zone and she drank milk from cows which fed on irradiated land.

Here's a look at one of the most radioactive places in the world.

Timm Suess - Best of Chernobyl Journal

unspoken.facts on Instagram: "When the AZ-5 button was pressed during the Chernobyl disaster, it was intended to initiate an emergency shutdown of the reactor by fully inserting control rods to halt the nuclear reaction. However, due to a design flaw in the RBMK reactor, the tips of the control rods were made of graphite, which temporarily increased reactivity instead of reducing it. This caused a rapid power surge, leading to the reactor exploding, releasing vast amounts of radiation. The…

A former engineer and diver give their verdicts on how the explosion at the power plant is handled.

Here are the nitty-gritty details about the Chernobyl explosion.

The agency said that such an irresponsible act should result in the soldiers receiving the "Darwin Prize."

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