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40 years ago, April 26, 1986: #Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, worst nuclear reactor accident in history. It was caused by an emergency drill gone wrong, an explosion and meltdown. The Soviet Union tried to cover it up until they couldn't 2 days later when radioactivity alarms went off in Sweden. Death toll disputed. The only other major reactor accident since was Fukushima, Japan 2011 due to a tsunami bigger than the plant's tsunami wall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster #TDIH #nuclear #history