The Chernobyl disaster was a human made event due to the use of nuclear power. Chernobyl happened on the morning of April 26, 1986. Chernobyl is a city located inside the Ukraine. The chernobyl disaster occurred in the northernmost part of the city at nuclear reactor site number four. On the morning of april 26, 1986 the nuclear reactor had …show more content…
The area will have to cure itself but will need help to keep it stable. The plan is to remove people from the area and let the environment thrive. The first step, is to evacuate all people form within 35 km of the number four reactor and surrounding area, This will be 5km further than some affected animals have been discovered. Announcements will need to be made letting locals know to stay out of the affected. The second step is to cut off water. The water inside the exclusion zone has been contaminated by radiation and should not flow out of the area. Radiation is a source of energy that kills off animals when ingested or when animals come in contact in high amount of it. If contaminated water is kept from leaving the area, animals outside the zone are less likely to be affected. The only way to get rid of radiation is to let it settle. Radiation acts as a field similar to a magnetic field also know as a cloud. People and animals inside the cloud are most likely to contract a form of cancer. according to National