Chernobyl nuclear disaster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chernobyl_nuclear_disaster
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
industrial accident
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Ukraine
other European countries
gptkbp:casualties at least 31 immediate deaths
thousands of long-term deaths (estimates vary)
gptkbp:cause operator error
steam explosion
reactor explosion
design flaw
gptkbp:city gptkb:Pripyat
gptkbp:cleanup gptkb:New_Safe_Confinement
sarcophagus built over reactor
gptkbp:contaminatedWith gptkb:Chernobyl_Exclusion_Zone
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:date 1986-04-26
gptkbp:evacuations over 100,000 people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chernobyl nuclear disaster
gptkbp:impact economic impact
environmental damage
health effects
widespread radioactive contamination
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:IAEA
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:longTermImpact birth defects
increased cancer rates
psychological trauma
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Chernobyl_(HBO_miniseries)
gptkb:Voices_from_Chernobyl_(book)
gptkb:Chernobyl_Diaries_(film)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Leonid_Toptunov
gptkb:Valery_Legasov
gptkb:Anatoly_Dyatlov
gptkb:Boris_Shcherbina
gptkb:Viktor_Bryukhanov
gptkbp:oblast gptkb:Kyiv_Oblast
gptkbp:radiation_released large amounts of radioactive isotopes
gptkbp:radioactive_elements gptkb:strontium-90
cesium-137
iodine-131
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:Reactor_4
gptkbp:regulatory_impact international nuclear policy changes
changes in nuclear safety protocols
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
gptkb:Three_Mile_Island_accident
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Chernobyl_Exclusion_Zone_(2023)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ukraine_(Chernobyl_Exclusion_Zone)
gptkb:Prípiat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6