Nuclear Accident: Chernobyl Power Plant, Ukraine

by Meish Goldish and Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Timothy A Mousseau

On April 26, 1986, while workers were conducting a test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, disaster struck. One of the reactors exploded, erupting into a blazing inferno. The reactor's sealing cap was blown off and a lethal shower of radioactive material was launched into the night sky. Nuclear Accident: Chernobyl Power Plant, Ukraine traces the catastrophic nuclear disaster that contaminated a massive area of Europe with deadly radiation. Fascinating...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684022274
• ISBN13: 9781684022274
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7