Understanding Chernobyl

Now, I am no way an expert on the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, or really know very much about nuclear technology whatsoever. What I can say, however, is that the subjects interest me immensely and I would like to share that interest with you, the reader. I hope you find this somewhat interesting!

What is “Chernobyl”?

“Chernobyl” is the name of the nuclear power plant that exploded on April 26th, 1986 in Ukrainian SSR (modern day Ukraine). The explosion caused radioactive material to be released into the environment and over most of Europe and Western Russia.

Abnormally high levels of radiation were deposited all over Europe, Caesium-137 to be specific, which is a product of fission (the reaction that occurs in a nuclear reactor).