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Question

1. what was one way the soviet union generated electricity?
2. what happened in 1986 in chernobyl ukraine?
3. how many people died from radiation poisoning in the 1900's?
4. what caused the radiation to be spread to other countries?
5. how did the soviet leaders react after the disaster?

Answer 1

1. atomic-energy.

2. The nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
On April 26, 1986, an accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, caused large quantities of radioactive substances to be released into the atmosphere.

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4. DEADLY MELTDOWN

The first warning came in Sweden. At 9 a.m. on Monday, April 28, technicians at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, 60 miles north of Stockholm, noticed disturbing signals blipping across their computer screens. Those signals revealed abnormally high levels of radiation, a sure sign of serious trouble.

To a world that received the initial news with shock and foreboding, the explosion and fire at the Soviet Union's Chernobyl nuclear plant suddenly became as close as wind and rain could carry it last week--and as menacing as a nightmare.

5. May 26, 1986
GORBACHEV GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE

For 18 days his silence resounded around the world. Then finally last week Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev publicly acknowledged the gravity of the April 26 accident that destroyed a nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power station in the Ukraine and spread radioactive fallout across the globe. ''For the first time ever,'' Gorbachev declared on Soviet TV, ''we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy.''

Answer 2

One way was hydroelectric, but from the rest of your questions, it seems the one you are looking for here is nuclear generating plants.

Reactor Number 3 at the Chernobyl nuclear Generating Plant suffered a core meltdown, due to a combination of design flaws, poor maintenance, and slow reaction on the part of the plant staff to the crisis.

Nobody knows. and estimates vary widely.

Prevailing winds, and the exportation of contaminated food products were two important vectors for the spread of dangerous levels of radiation.

The way Soviet leadership characteristically reacted to any disaster - they stonewalled and covered it up as best they could.

Answer 3

The best way to gain these answers is to study it yourself. Otherwise someone might give you the wrong answers.

Answer 4

earthshots.usgs.gov
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