Chernobyl 2
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The Chernobyl disaster began in the early morning hours of
April 25, 1986 when a shift operating the nuclear reactor
exploded showering radioactive debris from the power
nuclear plant in the northern Ukraine over most of eastern
Europe. This radioactivity was hundreds of times more
powerful than t ....
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.... as well as severe forms of cardiac conditions and
pneumonia. The people of the Ukraine have also seen a sharp
increase in the number of cases of thyroid cancer. The
number has grown from 5 cases a year to an outstanding 43
cases since the accident at Chernobyl. Many of the male
workers at Chernobyl have been found to have sexual and
reproductive disorders and the number of complicated
pregnancies among women continues to grow.
Not only did Chernobyl leave behind many illness, bu ....
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