Chernobyl nuclear accident 1986

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chernobyl_nuclear_accident_1986

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	nuclear test
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Belarus gptkb:Russia gptkb:Ukraine other parts of Europe
gptkbp:casualties	at least 31 immediate deaths
gptkbp:category	1986 disasters Soviet Union history environmental disasters nuclear accidents man-made disaster
gptkbp:cause	steam explosion nuclear meltdown
gptkbp:city	gptkb:Pripyat
gptkbp:cleanup_operation	gptkb:Chernobyl_liquidators
gptkbp:contaminatedWith	over 2,600 km²
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:date	1986-04-26
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Chernobyl_(HBO_miniseries) gptkb:Chernobyl_Diaries gptkb:Voices_from_Chernobyl
gptkbp:evacuations	over 100,000 people
gptkbp:exclusion_zone	gptkb:Chernobyl_Exclusion_Zone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chernobyl nuclear accident 1986
gptkbp:impact	increased cancer rates environmental contamination policy changes in nuclear safety
gptkbp:internationalResponse	IAEA investigation
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:long-term_deaths	thousands (estimated)
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Chernobyl_Memorial
gptkbp:new_safe_confinement	2016
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Aleksandr_Akimov gptkb:Leonid_Toptunov gptkb:Valery_Legasov gptkb:Anatoly_Dyatlov gptkb:Viktor_Bryukhanov
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:radiation_released	large amounts of radioactive isotopes
gptkbp:reactorType	gptkb:RBMK-1000 gptkb:Reactor_4
gptkbp:sarcophagus_built	1986
gptkbp:type	gptkb:Level_7_(INES)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (2023 nomination)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bridge_of_Helplessness
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6