Chapter 203 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident occurred in 1986, in the city of Pripyat in the territory of Ukraine during the former Soviet Union, the power plant's generating unit exploded, the nuclear reactor was completely blown up, and a large amount of radioactive materials leaked, becoming the largest accident since the nuclear power era.

Radiation hazards are serious, resulting in nearly 80,000 deaths and more than 100,000 suffering from radiation diseases of various degrees in the 15 years following the accident.

The cause of the accident is now defined as a design flaw in a pressurized tubular graphite, moderated boiling water reactor.

As the fuel rods began to melt and the vapor pressure increased rapidly, a large vapor explosion was caused to displace and destroy the top of the reactor, and the coolant pipe burst and a hole in the roof was blown out.

At that time, the reactor was designed to reduce costs, the reactor was too large, and the reactor was built with a single protective layer.

This caused radioactive contaminants to enter the atmosphere after a steam explosion in the main pressure vessel burst.

After a portion of the roof was blown up, oxygen flowed in, which combined with extremely high temperatures of reactor fuel and graphite moderator, causing a graphite fire.

The fire spreads radioactive material and contaminates the area more widely.

Tens of thousands of people have been fatal or seriously ill due to the long-term effects of radioactive materials, and there are still abnormal fetuses born due to the effects of radiation.

It was the worst nuclear accident in history.

The radioactive fallout was dispersed with the atmosphere to the western part of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia in Northern Europe.

Ukraine, Belarus and Russia were the most contaminated, and most of the radioactive material fell on Belarusian soil due to the direction of the wind.

The accident drew public attention to the safety of nuclear power plants in the former Soviet Union, and indirectly led to the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

After the explosion, it did not attract the attention of the Soviet authorities.

At that time, radiation was measured in villages near the site that was hundreds of times more lethal, and the radiation levels continued to rise.

But this still did not attract attention, and experts preferred to believe that it was a failure of the machine that measured the radiation than that high radiation.

But residents were not told the full truth because officials feared it would cause panic among the people.

Many innocent people had already absorbed lethal amounts of radiation before they were evacuated.

Three days after the accident, an investigation team sent by Mosgo arrived at the scene, but they were unable to submit a report, and the Soviet government did not know the truth of the incident.

Finally, almost a week after the incident, Mosgow received a message from the Swedish government.

By this time the radiation cloud had drifted into Sweden.

Su Guo finally understood that the matter was far more serious than they thought.

Workers at the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden found anomalous radioactive particles glued to their clothes.

According to Swedish research, it was found that the radiation did not come from a local nuclear power plant, and they suspected that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the problem.

The Chernobyl disaster not only polluted the surrounding towns, but it was also able to spread out irregularly with the help of air currents.

After the accident, the quarantine area became a paradise for some wildlife.

Although animals also suffer from radiation, the damage caused by radiation is very minor compared to humans, so it is a good thing for them that accidents occur, and they breed in large numbers in the quarantine area.

Animals in the quarantine area, such as rats, have adapted to the radiation, and there are rumors of biochemical rats the size of tigers appearing in the quarantine area.

Now animals have reappeared in quarantine or have been introduced for testing.

As a result of long-term exposure to radiation, many trees in the Chernobyl zone have developed very abnormal morphologies due to mutations in the trees' genes.

The increasing number of genetic mutations has significantly affected the growth, reproduction and survival rate of trees.

After that, the Chernobyl power plant did not stop operating because of the problem with Unit 4, but closed the plant's Unit 4 and separated it from the other units with a 200-meter long cement line.

Due to the lack of energy, Ukraine went so far as to allow the other three units to continue operating.

Until 2000, the President of Ukraine, Danilovich Kuchma, announced the closure of the entire Chernobyl power plant, which would never operate again.

However, water continues to leak into the reactor.

Throughout the reactor building, radioactive materials were scattered from the flooded environment.

The basement of the reactor building is also slowly filling with material contaminated with nuclear fuel and releasing radioactive waste water.

Although the hole in the roof has been repaired, the hole can only continue to deteriorate under this circumstance.

Since 2011, the accident zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been open to tourists, and it is mandatory to wear protective clothing, but it is an extreme tour, not a type of mass tourism, and is only open to foreign tourists organized by a few private companies.

In addition, we have set up a regular and systematic tour route for visits.

"The plan has been disrupted by Lu Dong, where to go next?" Soon arrived at the international airport on Xijiao Island, Zhao Fei had been silent all the way, and then he suddenly asked Lin Wei.

"Kyiv!"

"Ukraine, a good place! There are a lot of weapons there before the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Xiaowei, you won't go there to buy weapons!"

"Do you know a lot? Half the answer is right!" Lin Wei pulled Zhao Fei and walked towards a small private jet.

"This little plane is a little too far to Kyiv!"

"Let's go back to Los Angeles first. I'm going to give you a day off!" Lin Wei paused, "Also, when you speak today, you use the word 'bar' a little too much!"

"Yes!" Zhao Fei looked at Nuno.

Nono didn't speak, just raised an eyebrow.

"In other words, Lu Dong killed Major Stark like that just now, and he really crossed the river and demolished the bridge. ”

"He's always been that kind of person!"

"I think he still likes you very much!" Zhao Fei pouted.

Lin Wei looked at Zhao Fei with wide eyes, "What's the matter, you're jealous!"

"No, I'm thinking, if it's really like he said, Nangong Shangyun is an old fox, then it's really terrifying, to be honest, when he was in the undersea base, I really thought he was a very decent senior!"

"It's hard to say, maybe it's Lu Dong, who stole the information that Nangong Shangyun spoke to us, took the lead in controlling Major Stark, and then suddenly appeared in front of us and provoked us and Nangong Shangyun!"

"It's also possible!" Zhao Fei pulled Lin Wei onto the private jet, "You S.D. are really complicated!"

"Tom!"

Nuo Nuo kicked Zhao Fei, "Don't always open your mouth and shut up your S.D., you don't seem to be an S.D. person!"

"I'm not myself, when I was in the Caucasus, I submitted my resignation!"

"But, you can't escape this time!" Lin Wei said to him as he sat on the sofa in the plane.

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