The Chernobyl power plant was a nuclear power plant that used a reactor to produce electricity. It generated power by splitting atoms in a process called nuclear fission, which released energy that was converted into electricity. However, a catastrophic explosion and fire occurred at the plant in 1986, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history.
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The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history.
No, the Chernobyl Power Plant is no longer operational. The plant suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident in 1986, resulting in significant contamination and rendering it inoperable. Efforts are being made to safely decommission the plant.
One reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant melted down in the 1986 disaster.
During the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown, temperatures reached up to 4000 degrees Celsius in the reactor core due to the uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.
The school in Chernobyl, Pripyat, was located around 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) away from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor that exploded in 1986.