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The Chernobyl Disaster and its Impact on Cancer Rates

1. Introduction to the Chernobyl Disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986, at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. The explosion and subsequent fires released large amounts of radioactive particles into…