Which are the major nuclear disasters?

1. Chernobyl disaster
2. Fukushima disaster
3. Three-mile Island incident

• The Chernobyl Disaster of Russia on April 26, 1986, is the worst nuclear accident in history. No.4 reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant lost control and exploded, resulting in a large amount of radiation into the atmosphere.
• The Fukushima Disaster in 2011 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, was an aftereffect of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. There were no reported deaths following the disaster.
• The Three Mile Island incident took place in Unit 2 reactor in Pennsylvania, United States. It is a major accident in the commercial nuclear power plant industry of the US.
• Nuclear Accidents result in Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), skin burns, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases in humans.

Further Reading

• Nuclear Reactor
• Nuclear Energy – Related developments

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