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Research the 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl, Ukraine. What factors combined to cause the accident?
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4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. The accident was caused by a combination of factors. Show more…
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