The Chernobyl disaster...
Fast Facts
Date
4/26/1986
Location
Pripyat, Ukraine, USSR
Site
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, Reactor No. 4
Cause
Reactor explosion
Motive
Accidental
International Nuclear Event Scale
7 - Major Accident
Area
200,000 square kilometers
Estimated Related Deaths
4,000
Estimated Disaster Amount
700,000 cubic meters
Estimated Cost