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    Nuclear accidents can cause significant health effects and environmental damage. There are several types of nuclear accidents including nuclear weapons tests, power plant incidents, and transportation accidents involving nuclear waste. Major nuclear accidents like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine released radiation and contaminated wide areas, resulting in both immediate and long-term health impacts for thousands of people. Exposure to nuclear radiation can damage DNA and increase cancer risks while high levels can cause acute radiation sickness. Even low levels of radiation exposure are considered a minor risk factor for cancer over the long term.

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    Nuclear accidents can cause significant health effects and environmental damage. There are several types of nuclear accidents including nuclear weapons tests, power plant incidents, and transportation accidents involving nuclear waste. Major nuclear accidents like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine released radiation and contaminated wide areas, resulting in both immediate and long-term health impacts for thousands of people. Exposure to nuclear radiation can damage DNA and increase cancer risks while high levels can cause acute radiation sickness. Even low levels of radiation exposure are considered a minor risk factor for cancer over the long term.

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    Nuclear accidents can cause significant health effects and environmental damage. There are several types of nuclear accidents including nuclear weapons tests, power plant incidents, and transportation accidents involving nuclear waste. Major nuclear accidents like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine released radiation and contaminated wide areas, resulting in both immediate and long-term health impacts for thousands of people. Exposure to nuclear radiation can damage DNA and increase cancer risks while high levels can cause acute radiation sickness. Even low levels of radiation exposure are considered a minor risk factor for cancer over the long term.

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    NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS

    SURYA S J MECH-B-ROLL NO.72-1ST YEAR


    Let’s start with

    NUCLEAR ENERGY
    It's the energy released due to
    electron fission(splitting) &
    fusion(combine)
    It is one of the cleanest more dense energy which can be
    extracted

    =
    1 PELLET
    680 LITERS
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    But this clean energy comes with
    more dangerous and hazardous
    consequences
    NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS !!!

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    TYPES OF NUKE ACCIDENTS

    ✘ NUKE TESTS: The radiation during nuclear tests may affect the
    population near the testing area.

    ✘ POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS : These accidents include the core


    meltdown and radiation leakage from the pool.

    ✘ NUCLEAR WASTES : Contamination of nuclear wastes in the


    soil and in the water during transportation.

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    EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION

    ✘ Affects the DNA and rips it apart which lead abnormal cell
    growth leading to cancer

    ✘ Exposure to very high levels of radiation can cause acute health


    effects such as skin burns and acute radiation syndrome.

    ✘ Exposure to low levels of radiation does not cause immediate


    health effects, but is a minor contributor to our overall cancer
    risk.

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    CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT

    ✘ On 26 April 1986, Nuclear power plant in Ukraine (former USSR)


    underwent and devastating accident due to Human error
    ✘ The accident occurred during a safety test meant to measure
    the ability of the steam turbine to power the emergency
    feedwater pumps of an RBMK-type nuclear reactor in the event
    of a simultaneous loss of external power and major coolant
    leak.
    ✘ Graphite tip control rod is also a reason for the accident.
    ✘ Official Death record: 30 people
    ✘ True Toll of Affected: 830,000

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    31 people
    Official Death record

    830,000 people
    True Toll of Affected

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    Extra Resources
    Chernobyl. Web Series from HBO
    https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0TDMqT8rLNTU0YPQSSM5ILcrLT6rMUShO
    LcpMLQYAqsYK7Q&q=chernobyl+series&oq=chernobyl+&aqs=chrome.4.69i59l3j69i57j46i131i433i
    512j69i60l3.9023j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
    THANKS!
    Any questions?
    You can find me at
    ✘ 2021me0273@gmail.com

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