On April, 26 1986 an accident occurred at Chernobyl. It began with a steam explosion. The explosion occurred in reactor 4. This explosion then led to a series of events that happened rather quickly. Next, a fire began to spread in the fourth reactor. Finally, a nuclear meltdown occurred which released nuclear debris into the atmosphere and contaminated everything near and around the nuclear power plant. This event is important to me because it was a major event the year of my birth. Furthermore it has great significance to the world because it led to more safety measures and precautions when it comes to handling nuclear power.
When the incident first occurred the Soviet Union tried to keep it a secret from the rest of the world. But information about the accident was too difficult for the Soviets to cover up. The people of the surrounding towns were not even aware of the accident themselves (Feinstein 51). The evacuation of the people began almost a day after the initial......
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