(Baonghean.vn) - The Chernobyl disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986 is considered the most serious and worst accident in the history of nuclear energy.
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| The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. According to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 28 workers at the Chernobyl plant died within four months of the explosion. Photo: List25 |
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| Pollution from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster spread to surrounding areas, with Belarus receiving about 70% of the pollution from the entire former Soviet Union. Photo: List25 |
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| Greenpeace estimates that up to 60,000 cases of thyroid cancer were caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Photo: List25 |
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| The Chernobyl disaster is considered the most serious and worst accident in the history of nuclear energy. Photo: List25 |
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| The radioactive leak during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster turned the nearby forest red and was named the “Red Forest”. Photo: List25 |
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| Some residents and their families are still returning to the affected areas to receive government compensation. Photo: List25 |
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| More than 5 million people live in areas believed to be contaminated with radioactive substances after the Chernobyl accident. Photo: List25 |
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| 800,000 men were exposed to radiation while participating in the rescue operation at the Chernobyl power plant. It is known that 25,000 of them died and 70,000 were disabled. Photo: List25 |
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| 200 tons of radioactive material are believed to still be in the reactor at the Chernobyl power plant. Photo: List25 |
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| The restored houses in the “dead zone” of Chernobyl today all have the names of their owners engraved on them. Photo: List25 |
Kim Ngoc
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