Where as the worst nuclear power accident?

Question

A. Chernobyl, Ukraine
B. Middletown, Pennsylvania
C. Ottawa, Canada

Answer 1

Date and Time: The Chernobyl nuclear accident occurred on Saturday, April 26, 1986, at 1:23:58 a.m. local time.

Location: The V.I. Lenin Memorial Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station was located in Ukraine, near the town of Pripyat, which had been built to house power station employees and their families. The power station was in a wooded, marshy area near the Ukraine-Belarus border, approximately 18 kilometers northwest of the city of Chernobyl and 100 km north of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

The Accident: On April 26, 1986, the operating crew planned to test whether the Reactor No. 4 turbines could produce enough energy to keep the coolant pumps running until the emergency diesel generator was activated in case of an external power loss. During the test, power surged unexpectedly, causing an explosion and driving temperatures in the reactor to more than 2,000 degrees Celsius—melting the fuel rods, igniting the reactor’s graphite covering, and releasing a cloud of radiation into the atmosphere.

Causes: The precise causes of the accident are still uncertain, but it is generally believed that the series of incidents that led to the explosion, fire and nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl was caused by a combination of reactor design flaws and operator error.

Number of Deaths: By mid-2005, fewer than 60 deaths could be linked directly to Chernobyl—mostly workers who were exposed to massive radiation during the accident or children who developed thyroid cancer.
Estimates of the eventual death toll from Chernobyl vary widely. A 2005 report by the Chernobyl Forum—eight U.N. organizations—estimated the accident eventually would cause about 4,000 deaths. Greenpeace places the figure at 93,000 deaths, based on information from the Belarus National Academy of Sciences.

Answer 2

A. It actually should be Chalk River Canada that is where the atomic research centre is , not Ottawa.They had 2 accidents one in 1952 and another in 1958. The first was a partial meltdown due to lack of cooling , the 2nd was an explosion, contaminating millions of gallons of water in the basement of the facility. 600 military personnel from Canada and USA where involved in the cleanup. Officially nobody died from the accident or health side effects after which is suspicious I would think. Having said this Chernobyl I believe is the worst disaster since it was a complete meltdown of the reactor and many people died then and to this day because of the decontaminated region.

Answer 3

Chernobyl

Answer 4

The Answer is A Chernobyl, Ukraine. They are still Having Problems There.

Answer 5

Chernobyl Russia. That became into the worst in the international. in the rustic we had 3 mile island. The nuclear plant leached that's poison into the floor in the encompassing section and made it uninhabitable. In Russia, that plant melted down and left the finished section uninhabitable for some destiny years.

Answer 6

A. Chernobyl was the worst, in the world. B. Three mile island was the worst in the continental united states.

Answer 7

Chernobyl without a doubt. People are stilling getting deformalities from that accident. Plus its the one they teach in all world history courses.

Answer 8

Chernobyl.
After a reactor got too hot, it exploded and destroyed the plant releasing a huge amount of Uranium into the environment. Even today, people are still suffering from the effects

Answer 9

Chernobyl. It actually killed more than Hiroshima. The true number may never be known due to Soviet coverups.

Answer 10

Six Mile Island in Pennsylvania