Chernobyl

What has to be done with the graphite on the roof?

• It must be pushed back into the reactor core.

• It has to be hauled away in trucks.

What year did the Chernobyl Disaster occur in?

• 1991

• 2019

• 1986

• 44 BCE

The biggest nuclear reactor accident in history--

• Fukushima in 2011

• Chernobyl in 1986

• 3 Mile Island in 1979

• Kyshtym in 1957

Chernobyl is a town located in present day Ukraine, formerly USSR. On Saturday, April 26th, 1986 at exactly 1:23 am, one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. What caused the reactor to explode?

• sabotage by an enemy of the USSR

• an experiment gone wrong

• to this day, the reason is unknown

• earthquakes struck the plant

Why is this such a difficult job?

• The debris is dangerously radioactive and men cannot be exposed.

• It is too dark and their equipment won't work.

• The men refuse to work under such terrible conditions.

Why is Legasov going to Vienna?

• To tell the world what happened at the international atomic energy agency.

• To file a grievance against the USSR.

On what day did the Chernobyl nuclear power station experience a meltdown?

• April 26, 1984

• April 26, 1986

• April 24, 1984

• April 27, 1986

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which reactor was the one to experience the meltdown?

• Reactor number 1

• Reactor number 2

• Reactor number 3

• Reactor number 4

What type of nuclear reactor was the RBMK reactor at Chernobyl?

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Molten Salt Reactor

• Liquid fluoride Thorium reactor

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What was the name of the nearby town near Chernobyl that acted as a model Soviet Science city and as housing for the workers at the nuclear power plant?

• Kiev

• Pripyat

• Minsk

• Odessa