Where is Chernobyl?

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Located 11 miles north of the city of Chernobyl Plant consisted of 4 reactors Produced 10% of U raine!s electricity Construction be"an in the 1#$0!s %eactor &4 was com'leted in 1#() *t the time of the accident+ reactors &, and &- were in 'ro"ress. What ha''ened? cont!d /The e0'eriment in1ol1ed shuttin" down the coolant 'um's+ which caused the coolant to ra'idly heat u' and boil. /Poc ets of steam formed in the coolant lines. When the coolant e0'anded in this 'articular desi"n+ the 'ower le1el went u'. /*ll control rods were ordered to be inserted. *s the rods were inserted+ they became deformed and stuc . The reaction could not be sto''ed. /The rods melted and the steam 'ressure caused an e0'losion+ which blew a hole in the roof. * "ra'hite fire also resulted from the e0'losion. /To sa1e money+ the reactor was constructed with only 'artial containment+ which allowed the radiation to esca'e. 1)%/)0% of the material esca'ed. 2mmediate 2m'act / 30) 'eo'le were hos'itali4ed immediately. )1 of them e1entually died. 5ost of these 'eo'le were wor ers in the 'lant or local firefi"hters. / NW winds from the 6lac 7ea carried the radiation for miles in the followin" days. 7candina1ian detectors 'ic ed u' on the abundance of radiation+ but the 7o1iet "o1ernment denied e1erythin". htt'899www. i4u.com9'otassium/iodide.htm :Li;uidators< These were firemen who hel'ed 'ut out the fires and hel'ed clean u' the radiation

5ost did not reali4e the dan"ers of radiation. 5any later died from radiation+ because they didn!t wear 'rotection. *n estimated (+000/30+000 to date ha1e died =30% from suicide> %obots United 7tates su''lied 7'ecifically desi"ned to enter reactor core and hel' build the sarco'ha"us Clean U' ?1acuation 6elarusafterChernobyl ?ffects of %adiation 6elarusian doctors identify the followin" effects from the Chernobyl disaster on the health of their 'eo'le8 100% increase in the incidence of cancer and leu emia 3,0% increase in con"enital birth deformities 1+000% increase in suicide in the contaminated 4ones :Chernobyl *2@7<//the term doctors are usin" to describe illnesses associated with the dama"e done to the immune system The Children of 6elarus Children were much more affected by Chernobyl and the radiation+ due to their wea er immune systems. 1##1/1##3//sic ness rate amon" children almost tri'led Threat to "ene 'oolAfewer children bein" born. The followin" 'roblems ha1e increased in 6elarusian children8 heart and circulatory diseases+ mali"nant tumors+ and disorders of the ner1ous system+ sensory or"ans+ of the bone+ muscle and connecti1e tissue system Children cont!d 2t is estimated that 1 out of e1ery 4 infants in 6elarus will de1elo' thyroid abnormalities. The normal rate of thyroid cancer would be only one in 1 million. 2n the immediate aftermath of the disaster+ had the authorities su''lied the children with 're1enti1e 'otassium iodine+ it would ha1e 're1ented many of the thyroid cancer cases. Thyroid cancer 6elarusian Landsca'e

The Land of 6elarus 3,% of the countryBs farmland and forest contaminated at a dan"erous le1el 10% of the land is unusable 1% of the entire land in 6elarus was uncontaminated Corests ruined 5any animals are dyin" as well from the radiation The Land cont!d Plutonium!s half life is 34+400 years. The )0/ m radius has been e0'anded into a $0/ m radius+ co1erin" a 'ortion of southern 6elarus. Corest9brush fires ha1e s'read the radiation throu"h the air.

Dther 'roblemsE Cood F Water 5il ACarmers ha1e to watch the radiation le1el in mil . CishACannot be eaten+ as water absorbs radiation and fats concentrate it %adioacti1e Cloods e1ery s'rin" Li1es ruined 7uicide and de'ression ?1en healthy 'eo'le were traumati4ed Chernobyl Today 6elarus today Li1in" in the contaminated 4one in 6elarus todayE

Peo'le must chan"e their clothes twice a day+ and may not wal in the woods for more than two hours a month. %adiation le1el charts are 'rinted in the news'a'ers and dictate decisions such as whether children can be allowed out to 'lay. Peo'le are told to wash food at least fi1e times in clean water+ but nobody is told where this clean water is to be found. Cattle are not su''osed to "ra4e in areas where the "rass is less than 10cm hi"h so their mouths will not touch the earth. 5ost 'eo'le find it im'ossible to follow these nearly im'ossible instructions+ so they sim'ly "i1e u' tryin". There are also housin" shorta"es in 6elarus and the rest of the e0/7o1iet Union. This is a 'roblem because 'eo'le ha1e a hard time mo1in" out of the contaminated 4one+ since there are no other 'laces to li1e.

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