Chornobyl Disaster

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. During a safety test, a reactor exploded due to a combination of design flaws and operator error, releasing large amounts of radioactive material into the environment. This exposure caused immediate health effects for workers and widespread long-term health and environmental issues. It is considered one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people, contamination of surrounding areas, and ongoing impacts on human health and ecology.