The Catastrophe of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

On April 26 1986, the reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl atomic power plant was not working properly. When workers tried to fix this problem in reactor 4 by shutting down the its power regulating system and its arrest safety systems, this caused the most thoughtful and dangerous accident in the history of nuclear power generation. The Chernobyl accident released large counts of radioactive materials into in the atmosphere, which were carried by air currents. Soon after this catastrophe, these radioactive materials were spread by the wind over numerous countries, which polluted their atmosphere.The release of radioactivity had a deadly effect on multitudes health and the environment thus, before building such a plant, safety and emergency procedures moldiness be guaranteed. The radioactive materials, which concur been released from the accident, change peoples health for several long time. The Russian government admitted the release of radioactivity, when the Swedish monitoring stations reported abnormal high up levels of wind transported radioactivity as clarified by the International Atomic Energy style (IAEA). The government had to evacuate umteen atomic number 18as and declare it as a Forbidden zone to protect people from radioactivity.Initially the accident caused the d wasteh of 32 people(B. Hummer,Nils Chernobyl the accident http//bcf. usc. edu/meshkati/chernobyl. html). The radioactive materials released from this accident are 200 propagation as much radioactivity as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions (Dahl,Birgitta The Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster http//scf. usc. edu/melan). Its human death losses and the amount of the radiation released into the environment, raised a large spell of problems not only for the treatment of severely candid persons, but also The decisions that had to be taken considering the population.Thus, the number of people who were suffering from cancer was increasing and the number of thyroidal cancers among child ren also increased in the most continueed area Belarus, Ukraine and Russia (Encyclopedia of Britannica online). Indeed, for several years, babies were born twisted and thousands were suffering from illnesses and cancer (which takes 8 to 10 years to appear), scientists and doctors were alerted because after only four years thyroid cancer increased much more than their expectations and its growth was more quickly than they expected and its pattern was contrasting from the patterns known till now (Specter,M. Willy The third Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power accidents The New York Times, sunshine march 31,1996).All these factors have increased diseases among the people living in the exposed area and the workers have-to doe with in clearing the site after the accident. In my opinion, it is extremely difficult to imagine the psychological effects of Chernobyl accident on the people who experienced it. In addition, this emotional stress and other psychological factors are the m ain possible cause of peoples illnesses after the accident and in the in store(predicate).The radiation did not only affect peoples health but it polluted the environment and the territories beside the reactor. The area beside Chernobyl was heavily polluted because 70% of the radioactive substances shake off on it (Encyclopedia of Britannica online). As stated by Najmedin Meshkati, a nuclear scientist The most dangerous thing was the feed pollution (cesium, strontium, plutonium and americium) in milk and meat products are with concentration several hundred generation higher than pre accident levels and often above the permitted levels and it will not disappear before 300 years.Although, people know that these regions are heavily polluted and that meat and milk products have accumulated high quantities of radioactive substances, more than 1. 8 million people are still living there (Specter,M. Willy The Three Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear power accidents The New York Times, Su nday march 31,1996). They drink radioactive fluids, eat radioactive substance (cesium131) will stay in the food and liquids and will not disappear whole before 300 years.The consequences of these substances will not be noticed but after many years and it will not only affect the present generation but also the future generation. To visualise maximum safety, emergency systems should be guaranteed before building any nuclear power plant. Thus, political science must not ignore the possibility of the occurrence of an accident. The failure of workers to identify the problem between the systems to insure safety, and their failure to cooperate with each other is unacceptable.Workers must be trained to deal with real emergency situations in order to respond fast and to control it. However, after Chernobyl, solutions to insure the safety of large-scale proficient systems have fallen into the categories of management and cost control (B. Hummer,Nils Chernobyl the accident -http//bcf. usc . edu/meshkati/chernobyl. html). The cost to clean up the messiness caused by the nuclear power plants are much more expensive than to install a untried emergency system. Thus, the cost to maintain safety is negligible compared to the cost, which they have to pay if an accident happened.Moreover, authorities must be strict concerning the regulations of nuclear power plants. Many improvements in radiation protection and emergency preparations have been made, possible by the Chernobyl experience (Encyclopedia of Britannica online). The lessons drawn from the Chernobyl accident are valuable humans life is precious. Thus, human must learn from their mistakes and know how to prevent their happening especially if these mistakes may cost innocent peoples lives. An accident such as the catastrophe of Chernobyl is a descrase for humanity, thats why we cannot afford such mistakes again. Because some mistakes are unforgiving.