International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

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Why in news?

• International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on 26 April.

• The day aims to raise awareness of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the risks of nuclear energy in general.

History:

• The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was built in 1977.

• It was built to help make electricity for the infrastructure of the Soviet Union (present Pripyat, Ukraine) to develop economic growth.

• On 26 April 1986, a reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant experienced a catastrophic explosion and fire. It released unprecedented levels of radioactive materials into the atmosphere.

 

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