Sometime over a year ago devastating catastrophe hit Japan, and since then in public you can hear more and more the question-what is man’s relationship with mother nature then scared with possible scenario of great nuclear catastrophe, governments of many countries decided to reevaluate their positions about nuclear energy.
That mostly did not bring about any changes. More and more we encounter claims that time periods between catastrophes and devastating elementary disasters keep getting shorter. Most of us still remember the scenario of ACCIDENT IN CHERNOBYL, which happened over a quarter of a century ago, and whose consequences remain until today. In all that horror man causes with his arrogance, he directly or indirectly causes MOST HORRIFIC ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHES, destroys many civilizations and brings himself in situation where he becomes aware that he has to be afraid of himself. In this place we will mention just some off nuclear catastrophes that take up meaningful place in human history.
10THE GOIANIS ACCIDENT – BRAZIL (1987)
A Junkyard owner acquires an abandoned radiotherapy machine containing cesium chloride. Over 240 people are exposed to radiation, 4 die.
09THE BANEBERRY TEST – USA (1970)
A 10 kiloton nuclear device is detonated 900 feet underground. The explosion cracks the seal to the surface and 86 workers are contaminated.
08THE TOMSK – 7 FACTORY – RUSSIA (1993)
A cloud of radioactive gas escapes following an explosion at a secret plant. Several villages are evacuated and left permanently uninhabitable.
07K-19 - NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (1961)
A radiation leak kills several crews on board this Soviet submarine. Those who rescue and repair it over the next two years are all contaminated.
06TOKAIMURA NUCLEAR FUEL PROCESSING FACILITY – JAPAN (1999)
Two technicians are killed when a reactor reaches critical mass. 40 other workers receive high doses of radiation and residents are evacuated.
05THREE MILE ISLAND POWER PLANT – USA (1979)
A cooling malfunction causes a partial meltdown in one reactor. Around 140.000 people are forced to evacuate their homes.
04WINDSCALE NUCLEAR REACTOR – UNITED KINGDOM (1957)
A fire in this reactor leads to a limited release of radioactivity. The disaster is linked to over 200 cases of cancer.
03KYSHTYM COMPLEX – RUSSIA (1957)
A non-nuclear explosion involving 70 tons of radioactive waste is caused by a cooling failure. Thousands are exposed to radiation, 200 die.
02FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT – JAPAN (2011)
Three of six reactors were meltdown after damage caused by a tsunami. 59.000 residents living 12 miles of the plant were evacuated.
01CHERNOBYL POWER PLANT – UKRAINE (1986)
A reactor explosion releases 100 times more radiation than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Up to 9.000 deaths are linked to the accident.
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