It is not easy to answer the question before knowing the details about the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Chernobyl nuclear facility, which located in Ukraine about 20 kilometers south of the border with Belarus, had four working reactors (units 1, 2, 3, and 4) at the time of the accident. The accident happened on the very early morning of 26 April 1986 when engineers ran a test on an electric control system of unit 4. Because of a combination of basic engineering deficiencies in the reactor …show more content…
When human beings come to the most serious nuclear leakage area through the world, the thought may be only fear. In the eyes of Nick Thorpe, what Chernobyl gives the first impression to him is those exciting views: in the early morning mist in Northern Ukraine , a touch of dawn penetrate the dense forest. Slim silver birch leaves is gradually becomes golden; rows of pine trees, this is a paradise for picking mushroom ; the pure and transparent blue sky dotted with clouds, guarding this piece of paradise-like landscape . However, people can not ignore the fact that everywhere in the jungle has a small red triangle and yellow representing the radiation symbol, reminding people this accident happened place in the past. After the accident, more than 300 people secretly ran back to their homes. Such behavior is illegal, but government figures have acquiesced to these behaviors, even as they opened a bus, in order to facilitate them to go shopping, see a