The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
- ISBN-10
- 1438102232
- ISBN-13
- 9781438102238
- Category
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986
- Pages
- 113
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Scott Ingram
Description
The world's worst nuclear power accident occurred on April 26, 1986, and had lasting repercussions in all areas of human life.
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