Nuclear Accident 26 april 1986 Ukraine Release Large quantities of radioactive particles

Worst nuclear accident in the history One of only two classified as a level 7 event (the maximum classification) on the International Nuclear Event Scale Fukushima 2011

Experiment with power level of 200 MW Extra water pumps were activated The flow exceeded the allowed limit Extremely unstable reactor configuration

Location
Vicinity of the reactor core Fuel fragments Debris heap at the place of circulation pumps Debris near the electrolyzers

Radiation (Roentgens per hour)

30,000 15,00020,000 10,000 5,00015,000 5,000

Sieverts per hour (SI Unit)

300 150200 100 50150 50

Water in the Level +25 feedwater room

Level 0 of the turbine hall Area of the affected unit Water in Room 712 Control room Gidroelektromontazh depot Nearby concrete mixing

50015,000
1,0001,500 1,000 35 30 1015

5150
1015 10 0.030.05 0.3 0.100.15

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