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The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident is considered the **worst nuclear power plant accident in history**. While testing an emergency back up incase of a power failure, the core in reactor 4 had a huge power increase, overheated and exploded. Many safety protocols were ignored during this emergency test, and almost 50 people have died to date, due to the explosion. The city of Pripyat, which was close to the plant, and its 350,000 people were forced to leave. The effects of this accident are still occurring, and radiation levels are still high.



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** Chernobyl **** Nuclear Accident ** (1986, Chase Conrad)  On April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl Power Plant in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine. [] []
 * The workers at the plant ran an unauthorized test, and a power surge occurred
 * When the emergency shutdown was initiated, it only caused a greater spike in the energy levels, setting off a series of explosions in the nuclear reactor
 * the resulting fire sent a plume of radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive area, including Pripyat.
 * As of 200, approximately 350,400 people have been evacuated from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.
 * Radiation exposure to the surrounding environment has caused a great deal of problems
 * The trees, farmland, and rivers within about a 30-km range were exposed to high levels of radiation, causing the crops and trees to die, not to mention the various forms of wildlife.
 * Although after 24 years, the environment seems to be making progress in it’s growth, there is no indication that the environment will not be affected in the long term