(4 out of 5)The Chernobyl disaster, or simply Chernobyl, was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union. It was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history and the only instance so far of level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, resulting in a severe release of radioactivity into the environment following a massive power excursion which destroyed the reactor. Thirty people died in the explosion, but most deaths from the accident were attributed to fallout.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_accident
Colour photo of Chernobyl, right after the explosions. [1]
Chernobyl power plant shortly after the explosion. [2]
Helicopter photo from May 3, 1986. [3]
Looking into the debris-filled reactor. [4]
Close-up view of the reactor #4 area shortly after the explosion. [5]
Colour photo of nuclear fuel slag. [6]
Control room for reactor 4 as of May 2001. [7]
Molten fuel/debris mixture. [8]
Molten reactor fuel, aka "corium". [9]
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