which country is Chernobyl located in
Ukraine
the disaster caused _______ to nuclear power
an opposition
after the disaster which demographic of people would on to to develop thousands of cases of throid cancer
In REM or roentegen what is the estimated fatal dose of radiation
400 REM or 400 roentegen/h
Which reactor exploded
unit 4
After the USSR failed to disclose the incident which country discovered the radioactive cloud
Sweden
the absence of hunting, agriculture and urban development caused what?
a boom in wildlife population
what are the main factors of liquidators work being unsafe
inadequete protection and knowledge
how many kilometers away is the power plant from ukraines capital kyiv
aprox. 100km
the opposition rates for nuclear power went from 30-40% to ________
60-75%
what element do plants mistake cesium 137 for
potassium
How much money would it take to clean up Chernobyl if it happened in 2025?
84.5 bil USD
within the first few weeks how many people died in total
30
name atleast 3 of of 5 countries which saw surges in oppostion to nuclear power
finland, Yugoslavia, Greece, Germany italy
the radiation exposure led to what two things in animals?
increased albanisim and cataracts
How many workers were sent into radioactive areas with inadequate protection?
600,000
In percentage how much of the reactor core was released into the enviroment
5%
which association was formed to share safety practices after the disaster
The World Association of Nuclear operators
what is the half life of cesium 137
30 years
What was the lowest estimate and highest estimate of the liquidators who suffered long term health problems?
90-000 to 200-000 of the liquidators face long term health problems.