The Chernobyl accident, which occurred in the former Soviet Union in April, 1986, caused many problems. Nearly 3 million acres of farmland in the Ukraine were rendered useless for decades. Thirty-one workers died directly from the accident, while another 130 became sick. Many others in neighboring countries, like Switzerland and Poland also became sick. What type of accident was Chernobyl, considered to be one of the worst of its kind?

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Malcolm Strong

23 June, 14:30

The Chernobyl accident, which occurred in the former Soviet Union in April, 1986, caused many problems. Nearly 3 million acres of farmland in the Ukraine were rendered useless for decades. Thirty-one workers died directly from the accident, while another 130 became sick. Many others in neighboring countries, like Switzerland and Poland also became sick. What type of accident was Chernobyl, considered to be one of the worst of its kind?

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Heidy Irwin · Answer 1

The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. Two workers died on the night of the accident and 28 more died later of radiation poisining

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Timothy 23 June, 18:29

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Nuclear meltdown is the answer