{"id":85471,"date":"2016-03-09T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T11:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=85471"},"modified":"2016-03-09T12:00:59","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:00:59","slug":"thirteen-worst-nuclear-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=85471","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen Worst Nuclear Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nuclear accidents are a lot more common than you might think<\/strong> they are. Before this article was written, we didn\u2019t even realize just how many had happened in this generation.<\/p>\n

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So, what defines a nuclear accident, exactly? According to the International Atomic Energy Agency<\/a> (often shortened to IAEA), describes a nuclear and radiation accident or incident as an event that has resulted in major consequences to citizens, the environment, and facilities.<\/p>\n

These consequences include the deaths of citizens, a significantly large amount of radioactive activity<\/strong> or release in the environment, and\/or a nuclear meltdown.<\/p>\n

According to records, a total of ninety nine nuclear incidents have occurred<\/strong> in nuclear power plants worldwide.<\/p>\n

Since the Chernobyl disaster<\/a> on April 26, 1986 in the Ukraine, fifty-seven accidents have happened. 57%, or 56 out of 99, of nuclear incidents have happened in the United States.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll be talking about thirteen of the worst nuclear accidents<\/strong> to happen in history in chronological order.<\/p>\n

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13. Chernobyl Disaster, Ukrainian SSR<\/h2>\n

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On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl disaster, also known as simply Chernobyl or the Chernobyl accident, had taken place. This tragedy was the worst nuclear disaster to happen <\/strong>in terms of cost of damages and fatalities. It was recorded as a Level 7<\/a>, the highest number, on the disaster scale. Only one other disaster had been that high on the scale.<\/p>\n

Around 300,000 citizens were forced to evacuate<\/strong> after all the fires, explosions, and more that had happened during the event. Radioactive material had also made its way throughout<\/a> the European continent. Radiation levels were so bad<\/strong> that people had actually suggested that women who were pregnant receive abortions, fearing that their child would be or had already been exposed to radiation while in the womb.<\/p>\n

During the accident itself, fifty six people were killed<\/strong>. Afterwards, people were dying off from long term effects. 4,000 to 985,000 citizens alone died from cancer.<\/p>\n