-Nuclear power: energy created from the process of splitting atoms -Provides a source of heat and electricity without using fossil fuels -Some elements.

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-Nuclear power: energy created from the process of splitting atoms -Provides a source of heat and electricity without using fossil fuels -Some elements are radioactive and if they are emitted into the air the radiation can be very harmful -Exposure can cause nausea, skin burns, and different types of cancers

Effects of Radiation Exposure from Chernobyl

Abandoned City of Pripyat, Ukraine

Answer the questions below using at least four detailed sentences for each question. 1.) In your own words, describe the events that took place on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. 2.) What lasting effects has the Chernobyl disaster had on the people and environments of countries surrounding the explosion?