1. The Chernobyl Disaster
4,492 miles away from you...
The Chernobyl Disaster
Gabe, Andrew, and Raphael

2. Big Questions 1. What happened? 2. What were the consequences?
3. How did Russia respond?

3. What Happened Result of safety demonstration Closed steam valves
Shut down safety systems

4. What happened (cont.) Rods Only 7
Re-inserted graphite rods, power jumped
Steam blew hole, hydrogen exploded

5. Containment Wasn't much to do Put out fire Water Clay, lead, and boron
Put out fire
Water
Clay, lead, and boron
Clear people away

6. What Went Wrong Graphite Control Rods Building Design Personnel
Building Design
Personnel
Decision?

7. Immediate Effects 2 died Radioactive Fire Relocation
Radioactive Fire
Relocation
5,500,000 sieverts of radiation released

8. How Word Got Out
April 28: Swedish monitoring stations reported abnormally high levels of radioactivity
Demanded explanation

9. How Word Got Out Government tried cover-up
Then admitted there was a problem to world

10. Who was affected and How
31 people were killed
Food that was contaminated had to be banned

11. Who was affected and How
24 people disabled
238 suffered acute radiation syndrome
600,000 significantly exposed

12. Long Term Effects Contaminated land Death and radiation sickness
Death and radiation sickness
Cancer
Agricultural

13. How It Affected Us Fallout was registered in all Northern Hemisphere
Not strong enough to affect human health 

14. Is Radiation Still There Today?
Radiation still part of living there
Still danger of radiation leakage

15. Is Radiation Still There Today?
Workers there still check hands + feet for radioactive contamination at end of day                                                        

16. What We've Learned Pilgrim Plant Better Building More safety systems
More safety systems
No hydrogen

17. Equations Cesium:55 Ce137 ----> 56 Ba137 + -1e0
      
Strontium: 38Sr90  ----> 39Y90  + -1e0

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