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Can a disaster similar to Chernobyl occur again? The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor designed with a couple of serious mistakes made by the plant operators. Luckily, the capital Kiev was not affected due to the help of the wind that was blowing North West. This major Nuclear Reactor Disaster stole the lives of over 200 workers on impact (World Nuclear Association). The disaster caused thousands of residents that were momentarily living around Chernobyl to immediately evacuate, causing Chernobyl to seem as if people still lived there. Undeniably the damage the Reactor had caused the city around the Reactor is to this day, Radioactive. (World Nuclear Association) Its no surprise the disaster caused from the reactor immensely effected all the greenery around Chernobyl and the area’s that were also affected from the high levels of Radiation, Over 63,000 square miles of land have been affected. Much of the land that was contaminated shouldn’t be used for farming and agriculture. However, 4.5 million chi...

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