Module 3
The Chernobyl accident contaminated an area of about 100,000 square miles. Match the names of the former Soviet republics and the percentage of contaminated areas within their respective territories. Belarus Ukraine Russian Federation
1)about 20% 2)about 8% 3)0.5-1%
According to the documentary Babushkas of Chernobyl, how long did the fire that resulted from the Nuclear Plant's explosion last?
10 days
Construction of the four reactors that make up the Chernobyl complex was carried out during the...
1970s
When was the first time in history that Soviet authorities allowed international inspectors to visit Soviet nuclear power plants?
1985
How large is the radioactive "Exclusion Zone" around the reactor that was declared uninhabitable?
2,600 square kilometers (approximately 1,000 square miles)
Which former Soviet republic has the greatest percentage of affected land and people due the Chernobyl accident (in relation to this republic's total national territory and population)?
Belarus
During the Second World War, the Nazis destroyed 619 villages along with their inhabitants in the former Soviet republic of Belarusia. How many villages and settlements did Belarusia lose as a result of the Chernobyl disaster?
Close to 500
Babushkas of Chernobyl is set during what holiday?
Easter
By the time the Chornobyl nuclear power station went on line in 1977, Ukrainian Communist Party, as well as Ukrainian intellectuals, were strongly against the project of Soviet nuclearization of their republic.
False
Soviet authorities immediately released accurate and up-to-date information about the Chernobyl accident and immediately began evacuating people from the contaminated areas.
False
The disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power station happened after the collapse of the Soviet Union
False
The word "radiation" comes from a Greek term that means "ray of light."
False
Which of the countries listed below was the first to notice elevated radiation levels and to initiate inquiries about its origin?
Sweden
Although Reactor №4 is enclosed with a sarcophagus, there is still radioactive dust escaping and - perhaps more importantly - there is a fear that the wall of the sarcophagus might simply collapse one day.
True
The 10 km "Exclusion Zone" remains an active burial place for Ukraine's nuclear waste
True
The only type of cancer that has been positively connected to Chernobyl is thyroid cancer.
True
In which of the Soviet Republics listed below was the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?
Ukraine
What is the second-largest post-Soviet state in terms of population and economic potential?
Ukraine
The Chernobyl disaster happened due to...
a failed safety experiment on one of the reactors
Ukraine's first legal political party since the 1920's, was formed as a response to the Chernobyl accident. This Party originated with...
a prominent Ukrainian writer
Altogether, how many countries were subject to fallout from Chernobyl?
more thann 20
The Chernobyl accident happen on April 26, 1986. Did the Soviet authorities allow Ukraine to cancel the traditional May 1 parade, that was traditionally held across most major Soviet cities to commemorate the International Workers' Day?
no
Will the 10 km "Exclusion Zone" ever be open to the general public?
no
The explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power station released...
significantly more radioactivity than the Hiroshima bomb
The largest accident in nuclear history prior to Chernobyl took place in...
the Soviet Union
