Diseases Caused By Chernobyl

What happened after the explosion at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl? What were the side effects of the radiation?

In the early morning of 26th April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet territory of Ukraine exploded, creating what is usually described as the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. The disaster spread radioactivity into the atmosphere in one of the largest bursts of unintentional radioactive release into the environment. Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus were subject to significant exposure following the event and the rest of Europe was on red alert. Years of independent research and government investigation followed as the world tried to calculate the extent of the damage caused by the disaster.

Today on the Infographics Show we take a look at the aftermath of this tragic event and see if the event was as disastrous as first predicted. Let’s take a look at – The Worst Effects of the Chernobyl disaster.

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[TheInfographicsShow]

What's the most unlikely story you heard about the consequences of Chernobyl disaster?

[SteveNaranjo]

"You are dealing with something that has never occurred on this planet before".

[turty]

‘Everyone, there must be a temporary evacuation.’
*15, 000 years later*
‘You may return in 5, 000 years.’

[tacticalninja]

It would have been a lot worse, but people gave their lives that night to save the rest of us! remember them always

[kabalangakababunga]

Fifty thousand people used to live here. Now its a ghost town - Cpt.Macmillan

[theoelliott]

90% of comments on any YouTube video about Chernobyl:
‘50, 000 people used to live here, now it’s a ghost town.’

[joseavila-deho]

Doctors were instructed by the Soviet government to classify deaths related to radiation exposure to something else. Though almost all doctors and nurses knew that patients who had gotten sick and/or died had similar symptoms, they continued to mark deaths to unrelated causes in fear of being dragged away and never seen again. In all Soviet radioactive contamination accidents, doctors were given the same orders to prevent the public and Western countries from knowing.

[Doai]

who is here after watching Chernobyl tv show trailer

[SirChickenNoodle]

1:27 highly inaccurate (even contradicts your previous video on the cause of the failure). That’s like saying the Challenger disaster happened because the Space Shuttle used rocket fuel. The fuel rods were inserted into the core well before the test began, you’re confusing them with the control rods. The RBMK-1000’s design flaw was its high positive void coefficient: in such a reactor coolant water acts both as a neutron moderator and absorber meaning that the reactivity of the reactor can increase exponentially as water turns into steam. Which can, and did, lead to a runaway situation. However, to get to that point during the infamous test; the relatively inexperienced crew of operators, made multiple operating errors, aggravated by poor communication and mismanagement, leading to them disregarding many security protocols and disabling the automatic safeguards which prevented getting to that critical point. The boron-carbide control rods which help regulate and shutdown the reaction if necessary were entirely removed before the reactor went critical, this should never have been the case. And as they were reinserted all at once in an effort to shut down the reactor, the graphite tips of these rods increased reactivity which caused power to surge and the channels to warp and rods to rupture under the extreme heat, thus causing many of the control rods to become stuck and unable to shut it down; two explosions followed. I’m oversimplifying a bit, as a proper explanation (with all the events and facts) would take too long here, also, I’m not an expert on the subject. I do worry that “pop-science” channels such as yours are actually doing us a disservice by giving inaccurate or false information in an effort to cover complex topics fast and in an excessively simplistic manner.

[moongrumpy]

Thanks to the heroes of Chernobyl, risking their life for the sake of humankind. Thousand if not millions would have died of not for those heroes. My salutations for their bravery.

[Leo-dryf]

Imagine if those mushrooms evolved because of the radiation and became another intelligent life form

[KnightSlasher]

Watch out for ghouls and super mutants

[Atem_in_the_streets]

*HBO Snaps*

*All Chernobyl video views skyrocket*

[GezFaith]

8 miles north of Kiev? It's about 150km North of Kiev! You didn't even get the basic information right. Smh

[abbiehardy]

Who’s here after the drama based on Chernobyl

[ernestazaleckyte]

My grandfather was a liquidator at the Chernobyl ( he worked there for a week 1 year after the Chernobyl exploded), he unfortunately lost both of his legs due to blood getting too thick - and none of his friends survived more than 40 years
I think nuclear energy is the most self destructing time bomb we EVER created!

[blizzardhd]

You guys are so consistent, it’s quite amazing

[Byrnzyy]

Percentage of comments on this video:
100%: who’s here after watching Chernobyl on HBO

[conalljemfrey]

50000 people used to live here now it's a ghost town.

[TheJasonCombee]

The HBO series episode 3 was horrific. What those guys went through with that Radiation sickness was just awful. The pain and suffering must have been just sick.