1. By: Bri Becher & Tyann Folkerts

2.  A nuclear power plant in Ukraine  Located in the city of Pripyat  6 reactors at the plant http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Chernoby l_Disaster.jpg/200px-Chernobyl_Disaster.jpg

3.  A nuclear meltdown  Reactor #4 melted on April 26, 1986  It continued to burn for many days http://blog.kievukraine.info/uploaded_images/3553-716285.jpg

4.  Large amounts of radiation  Caused thyroid, leukemia and non-thyroid solid cancer  Cardiovascular disease and Cataracts in eyes  500,000 workers effected  Received the most radiation  Food and water sources are still contaminated  Cost an estimated 18 billion rubles (579,667,000,000 US dollars) to clean up

5. http://groundsforappeal.ihookitup.com/files/2010/11/deform.jpg http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/rokstories/chernobyl.jpg