Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear blast, that took place towards the North of USSR. Happened nearly 35 years ago, the disaster still continues to affect nearby areas
Termed as the 'worst nuclear disaster in history', the Chernobyl disaster took place in 1986 at a nuclear reactor in the north of USSR. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when measured on a severity scale scores around 7, which is the highest on the International Nuclear scale.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster when compared to all other disasters, is the one that was the heaviest on both costs and lives. This disaster resulted in a mass evacuation and has made its surrounding areas contaminated to this day. When adjusted to inflation the Chernobyl disaster caused the USSR a financial damage of around $68 billion.
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