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The Chernobyl accident
This section provides information about the Chernobyl nuclear power station, and about the causes, sequence of events and immediate consequences of the accident - the most serious to date in the history of nuclear power. In addition, this section contains details of the technical and humanitarian measures taken in the first few days following the accident, as well as facts on the closure of the plant and on the so-called sarcophagus.

Links
Reports and chronology of the accident from the Umweltinsitut in Munich (de)
http://www.umweltinstitut.org...

Information on Chernobyl from the TV station 3sat (de)
http://www.3sat.de...

General information on Chernobyl from SWR (de)
http://www.wissen.swr.de...

Commentated register of the consequences of Chernobyl (pub. by: Informationsdienst Strahlentelex Berlin) (de)
http://www.strahlentelex.de...

Arte TV"s reports on cleaning up the sarcophagus (de)
http://www.arte-tv.com...

Information on Chernobyl Accident by the World Nuclear Association (en)
http://www.world-nuclear.org...

Technical overview of the explosion (en)
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu...

Informations on shelter construction (en/de/fr/ru)
http://www.ebrd.com...

Documents
Movie showing the first cleanup activities in the reactor in April and May 1986 (17.5 MB), © Agentur ChernobylInterinform, (You need a Real-Player to view this. You can download it from http://www.real.com).

Interviews on Chernobyl
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People whose lives were affected by the Chernobyl disaster were asked, how they cope with its consequences in their everyday life. Their answers are presented in “Interviews on Chernobyl” section.

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Location of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Location of the nuclear power plant
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Technical data on the reactor
Type and method of operation of the reactor.
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The explosion of the reactor
The sequence of events and the causes of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
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Management of the disaster (technical aspects)
Extinguishing the fire and deployment of liquidators
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Management of the disaster (humanitarian aspects)
Aid to the population in the first few days following the accident.
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Sarcophagus and closure
Building of the first sarcophagus and closure of the Chernobyl reactor complex.
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Soviet nuclear energy policy in 1986
The place of Chernobyl in the energy policy of the former Soviet Union.
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