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Chernobyl Disaster is the general term for the nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 in the fourth reactor unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and the wide-ranging radiological, environmental, social, and health consequences that followed. The accident resulted from a combination of flawed reactor design, the disabling of safety systems during an experimental procedure, and operational errors; as a result of the explosions and fire, a significant portion of radioactive