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The Chernobyl Disaster

By: Hourly History
Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
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The Chernobyl Disaster, which occurred in late April 1986, was the worst nuclear accident in history. It not only caused widespread radioactive contamination, but even more importantly, it claimed many lives and caused panic worldwide about the safety of nuclear power. In short, it changed the face of nuclear energy globally.

Discover the real story of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the infamous disaster that bears its name, as well as its long aftermath.

©2021 Hourly History (P)2021 Hourly History
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Not worth the credit nor discounted price. This is someone’s sophomore year English essay. There is absolutely nothing in this book that adds to existing credible work available. Instead of facts and figures, the author references vagaries. There are also factual inaccuracies, such as the claim that firefighters died on scene at the accident. Two people died that day, pump operator Valery Khodemchuk, who died immediately following the explosion, and Kostyantyn Perchuk, who was badly burned and irradiated and succumbed to his injuries later that morning in hospital. All the other deaths officially attributed to the accident occurred weeks later, as firefighters, nuclear engineers, and one security officer, in hospital and in spite of all the treatment available from radiation specialists in Moscow and from a US hematologist who assisted with bone marrow transplants for affected patients also succumbed to their radiation exposure.

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