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Chernobyl Basics
100

This type of energy, generated by splitting atoms, was being used at Chernobyl before the explosion.

Nuclear Energy

100

This city, located about 2 miles from the Chernobyl power plant, was home to many of the workers and their families

Prip'yat

100

The Chernobyl Power Plant was located in this former Soviet republic.

Ukraine

200

The 1986 disaster at this Soviet nuclear power plant became the worst nuclear accident in history.

Chernobyl

200

The test being conducted at Chernobyl was aimed to see if these spinning machines could power the coolant pumps.

Wind Turbines (or Fans)
200

The Chernobyl explosion happened on this year.

1986

300

A major cause of the Chernobyl explosion was this combination of flawed technology and unsafe actions by these people.

The Operators and People in Charge

300

This MATERIAL in the control rods, SPECIFICALLY THE TIPS, actually increased the chemical reaction when the scram (panic) button was hit.

Graphite

300

The explosion occurred during the late night/early morning hours of this month....

April

400

After the explosion, radioactive material spread across these three countries and even reached parts of Western Europe.

Ukraine, Belarus, and Sweden (or Russia)

400

Deputy Director who was in charge of investigating the truth behind the cause of the explosion.

Valery Legasov

400

The danger released by the explosion was this invisible and harmful substance.

Radiation

500

One long-term health effect caused by the release of radioactive iodine was an increase in this type of cancer in children.

Thyroid Cancer

500

These members drained 20,000 tons of water from the tanks to prevent a larger explosion.

"Suicide Squad" or "Liquiators" or "Chernobyl Divers" 

500

After the disaster, a large area around the plant was evacuated and became known as the _______ zone.

Exclusion