chernobyl nuclear accident, chornobyl?, ukraine, 1986

Students from Slavutych, Ukraine, and Richland, Washington, describe the effects of growing up in communities purposely developed in secrecy and isolation because of their nuclear-based industry and discuss their future in these towns as demand for nuclear energy declines.

Discusses the disastrous 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.

Describes several major nuclear accidents, their impact on people and the environment, responses to them, and prevention efforts.

Provides information about the disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986, discusses Soviet efforts to conceal the accident from the world; and looks at the deaths and illnesses that have resulted from the exposure to radiation.

Examines the Chernobyl nuclear accident in its historical, cultural, political, and human contexts.

Provides an account of events surrounding the disaster that occurred when the reactor at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, a town located in the state of Ukraine, exploded on April 26, 1986, releasing dangerous radiation into the atmosphere.

Describes the incidents and possible causes connected with such nuclear accidents as Chernobyl, Windscale, and Three Mile Island.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, discussing what caused the explosion, how it was dealt with, the dangers it posed to the surrounding area, and the impact it had on the environment.

Presents a comprehensive survey of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union on April 26, 1986, and examines the radioactive fallout that extended to most of Europe, the Soviet cover-up, and the long-term effects on the people and the environment.