It takes all kinds of different elements and ingredients to make such a powerful thing including neutrons,electrons and protons then binding them, but with such a powerful thing (nuclear power) comes with a price. Nuclear power has a deadly element called radiation. Radiation is an emission which is leaked energy and matter and it tampers with animals, plants, and all forms of life it touches and it morphs it genetically. In Chernobyl, the effects did not just affect the people who were there, it also affected their offspring. With deformities and other health problems.
All different types of radiation are released during spills. According to Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (2001),
There are four types of nuclear radiation. There is Alpha Particles, Beta Particles, Gamma Rays, and Neutrons Emissions. Radiation occurs when a radioactive alom decays, then the nuclear radiation leaves the nucleus. Then the nuclear radiation interacts with nearby matter. The interaction depends on the charge, mass, and energy of the matter. (p. 221)
Radiation is very dangerous and takes a very large toll on the environment however it is very rare that radiation will be leaked