1. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
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2. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Video

3. What Happened?
In 1986 the Chernobyl Power Plant exploded due to a power surge which caused the nuclear field to melt.
A steam explosion blew up the reactor building.
Then it caused a fire and it spread radioactive isotopes across hundreds of miles.

4. The Deadly Isotopes Involved
Cesium-137 (Beta-Decay 137 Cs = e B)
Iodine-131 (Beta-Decay 131 I = e X)
Strontium-90 (Beta-Decay 90 Sr = e Y)
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5. Effects on Ukraine Thousands of deaths. 135,000 were evacuated.
Russia gave energy supplies to Chernobyl.
There approach was successful.

6. What’s Happening Today
As of right now the shelter they built is neither strong nor durable.
A new one will be built by 2011.
The neighboring town is still uninhabitable.

7. FUN FACTS! Distance from Newton to Ukraine: 7,406.2 km, 4602 mi.
Nuclear power is power generated form controlled nuclear reactions.

8. Chernobyl Pictures