Spans of Time
How long did the fires last in the area following the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster?
What is 10 days
RBMKs are reactors that are cooled with ___ that work with a graphite moderator to release energy?
What is water
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant was located in ____?
What is Ukraine
The 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe that exposed some 10 million people to nuclear radiation in the surrounding countries has estimated costs of roughly this much over the past 30 years?
What is $700 billion U.S. dollars
What date (month, date, year) did the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster occur?
What was April 26, 1986
On the day of the disaster, this event caused RBMK reactors to explode? Name the event
What was a power surge
During the time of the disaster, Ukraine was apart of the what?
What was the Soviet Union
Chernobyl is still ____ and a danger to the public?
What is radioactive
31 people died a few ____ following the accident?
The events that occurred at Chernobyl were the result of human error and unsafe engineering, and is categorized as what type of disaster?
What is a man-made disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster marked the start of the decline of the ___?
What is the USSR's
The explosions and their aftermath weakened this economy?
What is the Soviet economy
At this time in world history, this was occuring between the United States and the Soviet Union?
What was The Cold War
How many years have passed since the Chernobyl incident?
What is 34 years
Ukraine borders with seven countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, and this country?
What is Russia
The Chernobyl Disaster is said to be a direct consequence of the isolation that resulted in a lack of any safety culture, due to this event?
What was the Cold War
2 Chernobyl workers died the ___ of the accident?
What was the night
Operators did not have adequate safety precautions and ran the plant at very low power causing the surge, which lead to this many reactors to explode, causing the Chernobyl Disaster.
What was 4
RBMK, an engineered reactor type, were only found in the Soviet Union because they were deemed too unsafe to ever be used here?
What is the United States
Due to the aftermath of The Chernobyl Disaster, survivors were forced to do this?
What is desert the area or rehome