1. Chernobyl Disaster

2. Chernobyl
The Chernobyl accident occurred in April, 1986 in the Ukraine
There was an explosion and fire in a reactor
The only accident of a commercial nuclear power plant
There was a flawed design of the reactor

3. Diagram of the Chernobyl reactor – the RBMK-1000
2014

4. Chernobyl Officially, 30 people died as a result of radiation
High levels of thyroid cancer in children in the years after the disaster
Operator error was a contributing factor
It was the largest uncontrolled radioactive release into the environment
220,000 people had to be resettled away from the contamination

5. Location of Chernobyl

6. Chernobyl after the accident

7. A deserted pool in Chernobyl after the accident

8. An abandoned amusement park in Chernobyl

9. Chernobyl today

10. Nuclear Power Controversy
Pros:
Provides affordable power
Processing spent uranium will prevent it from being used for destructive purposes ( 2/13/06)
Reduces greenhouse emissions
Creates jobs

11. Nuclear Power Controversy
Cons
Creates a risk to the environment
Any accident can release radiation
Difficult and expensive to dispose of nuclear waste
Decommissioning nuclear sites is very expensive
Uranium can be used to build nuclear bombs ( , March/April 2006)

12. Sources
"English Online." Chernobyl. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar <
"Decommissioning of Chernobyl Units Approaches." Chernobyl. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar

13. Sources
"Chernobyl & the Nuclear Power Controversy." Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar