33 years later, the Chernobyl Disaster remains one of the worst nuclear accidents in world history – if not the worst. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. Within the first 24 hours, many plant workers and first responders lost their lives. Unfortunately, the toll would continue to rise over the next decades. In fact, it continues to increase today.
More than thirty years have passed; however, we still have plenty of unanswered questions. What do we really know about the day that changed our vision of nuclear power? For years, the Russian government tried to keep the details of what happened during and after the Chernobyl disaster hidden from its citizens and the world at large. Now, however, facts about the accident itself, as well as its impact on the environment, wildlife, and mankind, are finally coming to light. Read on to discover everything you never knew about the Chernobyl disaster…