International Chernobyl
disaster remembrance day
Contents
- When is international chernobyl disaster remembrance day
- How many people have died in the chernobyl disaster?
- What diseases were caused by chernobyl?
- What caused the chernobyl disaster ?
- Is it safe to go to chernobyl?
- Is the chernobyl plant still operating?
- Elephant’s foot of chernobyl
- How long will it take for chernobyl to return to normal?
Every year on April 26 is observed as the international Chernobyl disaster
remembrance day,(ICDRD) to rise Global Awareness of the consequences of the
explosion of nuclear power plant and the risk of nuclear energy in general. The
day marks an explosion from a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in
today's Ukraine, which spread a radioactive cloud over a large area.
Due to this explosion, nearly 8.4 million people in the three countries(
Belarus, Ukraine and Russian Federation) were exposed to the radiation.
In 1990, International assistance against
the explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant was acknowledged by Soviet
government, following that the United Nations General Assembly adopted
resolution for international cooperation to address and mitigate the
consequences at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
And this lead to the beginning of the United Nations
involvement in the Chernobyl recovery and they created the Chernobyl trust fund
as well.
The day was first observed
in 2016, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1986 nuclear disaster.And by 8th
December 2016 the United Nations General Assembly designated
26th April as international Chernobyl disaster remembrance day.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE CHERNOBYL
DISASTER?
Two people are died instantly at
the explosion site and 29 other peoples have died in hospital
later. Even though the accident itself cost a relatively small number of
casualties at that time, it's long term effects are extensive and will continue
for many future generations. Nearly 8.4 million people in the three countries(
Belarus, Ukraine and Russian Federation) were exposed to the radiation.
WHAT DISEASES WERE CAUSED BY CHERNOBYL?
Some of its After Effects are sharp
increase of thyroid cancer among children in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
WHAT CAUSED THE
CHERNOBYL DISASTER ?
It was
the result of a flawed reactor design which was operated by an inadequately trained personnel.It was the 4th
reactor which exploded.
IS IT SAFE TO GO TO CHERNOBYL?
Soon after reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
exploded, the residents of Pripyat and Chernobyl were urgently evacuated,
hoping to return home someday. Unfortunately, this never happened due to the
terrible consequences of the radioactive contamination and the 30 km area
around the powerplant became an exclusion zone, where no one is allowed to
settle.
However,
the, after many measures that have been taken to reduce the level of radiation
on the contaminated areas and the natural process of cleaning, the visitors now
have the possibility to explore the abandoned grounds of Pripyat and Chernobyl.
IS THE CHERNOBYL PLANT STILL OPERATING?
Unit 2 shut down in 1991, unit 1 in 1996 and unit 3 in 2000. Work
could soon start on decommissioning units 1 to 3 of the Chernobyl nuclear power
plant in Ukraine after a project to put the units into care and maintenance was
approved by a state review authority.
For
the period between 2028 and 2046, the most contaminated equipment will be
removed from the units, while the reactors themselves will be dismantled
between 2046 and 2064.
The
decommissioning of units 1-3 is being carried out separately from that of the
destroyed unit 4, which is expected to take many years longer to complete.
ELEPHANT’S FOOT OF CHERNOBYL
The fuel from the reactor melted and mixed with concrete,
sand, and core sealing material in the basement under Reactor 4’s core,
eventually forming this solid mass referred to as the Elephant’s Foot. The
radiation level on the Elephant’s Foot in 1986 was 10,000 roentgens per
hour. This makes the Elephant’s Foot the most dangerous piece of waste in
the world.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR CHERNOBYL TO
RETURN TO NORMAL?
The area won't be safe for human habitation for at least
20,000 years.
International Chernobyl disaster
remembrance day
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