Biggest Nuclear Disaster In The World. Normally nuclear accidents occur in a nuclear power station where nuclear plants are produced. During testing an explosion occurred that ended in 9 days of fires and radiation emissions.
Normally nuclear accidents occur in a nuclear power station where nuclear plants are produced. A study published in 2005 by the world health organization estimates that there may eventually be up to 4 000 additional cancer deaths related to the accident among those exposed to significant radiation levels. Built in the late 1970s just north of the ukrainian capital of kiev the chernobyl plant was one of the world s largest and oldest nuclear power plants.
Normally nuclear accidents occur in a nuclear power station where nuclear plants are produced.
During testing an explosion occurred that ended in 9 days of fires and radiation emissions. The worst nuclear accident to date was the chernobyl disaster which occurred in 1986 in ukraine the accident killed 31 people directly and damaged approximately 7 billion of property. The first ever accident at a nuclear reactor. Chernobyl disaster undoubtedly deserves a spot on the list of the world s worst nuclear disasters of all time.