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Chernobyl Disaster
Presentation By;
Ashwin KAM.EN.U4CSE12010
Navaneeth AAM.EN.U4CSE12029
Nithin RajAM.EN.U4CSE12031
Praveen KarolAM.EN.U4CSE12035
The Greatest Man-made Nuclear Disaster
Disaster overview
• ACCIDENT OCCURED ON SATURDAY, 26 APRIL 1986
• STARTED AT REACTOR NUMBER 4
• UNEXPECTED POWER SURGE LEAD TO VESSEL RUPTURE AND EXPLOSIONS
• GRAPHITE MODERATOR BEGAN REACTING, IGNITED
• RESULTING FIRE THROW OUT HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT IN ATMOSPHERE
Radiation from Chernobyl
UKRAINE, BELARUS, RUSSIA, SWEDEN AND MANY OTHERS WERE CONTAMINATED BY RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT
Extent of Chernobyl accident
• LEAD TO THE RELEASE OF HUGE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
• 400 TIMES STRONGER THAN HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMB EXPLOSION
• 600,000 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY CONTAINMENT, CLEANING AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
• LAKHS OF PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM REACTOR SITE
• AT PRESENT, MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE SAID TO BE CONTAMINATED
Effects on human
• PEOPLE EXPOSED TO RADIATION DIRECTLY (RADIOACTIVE CLOUD) AND INDIRECTLY (FOOD)
• THYROIDS OF CHILDREN HEAVILY EXPOSED TO RADIOACTIVE IODINE THROUGH MILK
• THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD THYROID CANCER DUE TO EXPOSURE
• CERTAIN TYPES OF LEUKAEMIA AND SOLID CANCER REPORTED
• CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND CATARACTS WERE ALSO STATED
• HAD DEFORMITIES IN NEW-BORN BABIES AND MUTATION IN ANIMALS
EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT
• URBAN AREAS ARE HEAVILY CONTAMINATED
• AGRICULTURAL FIELDS ARE HEAVILY CONTAMINATED BY RADIO-ACTIVE WASTE
• INCREASE IN MORTALITY WITH DECREASE IN REPRODUCTION AND GENETIC ANOMALIES ARE STILL SEEN IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
Socio Economic Cost of the Disaster
• UKRAINE IS YET TO BECOME AGRICULTURALLY
• SELF-SUFFICIENT
• NEW SETTLEMENT FOR 3,30,000 PEOPLE
• POOR DIETS, UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES, POVERTY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Current Concerns
• MISCONCEPTS AND MYTHS REGARDING RADIATION AND DISASTER ARE STILL SPREADING AMONG THE SURVIVORS.
• GOVERNMENT IS NOT KEEN IN GIVING PROPER DETAILS.
• LOW INCOME AND VERY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
Needs of the People
• IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN TO COPE UP WITH POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ISOLATION.
• GOVERNMENT POLICY IS NEEDED TO NORMALISE THE LIFE OF ENTIRE AFFECTED POPULATION.
• ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTS OF THE ACCIDENT, GOOD QUALITY HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT IS NEEDED BY THE SEVERAL MILLION PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED ONLY MILDLY BY THE ACCIDENT.
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