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What We Know About the Chernobyl Animal Mutations

What We Know About the Chernobyl Animal Mutations

Anne Marie Helmenstine | ThoughtCo. The 1986 Chernobyl accident resulted in one of the highest unintentional releases of radioactivity in history. The graphite moderator of reactor 4 was exposed to air and ignited, shooting plumes of radioactive fallout across what is now Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and Europe. While few people live near Chernobyl now, animalsRead More