A scholar's book uncovers new material about the effects of the infamous Chernobyl meltdown
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 08:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Not long after midnight on April 26, 1986, the world's worst nuclear power accident began. Workers were conducting a test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine when their operations spun out of control. Unthinkably, the core of the plant's reactor No. 4 exploded, first blowing off its giant concrete lid, then letting a massive stream of radiation into the air.