Nuclear weapons can really shaped the result of a war. It can also reshape the course our history. Nuclear weapons are one of the most powerful military weapon ever created by man. Nuclear power plants can sustain more energy needed by a country that owns it in a long period of time compared to other sources of natural energy. Having nuclear plants has its pros and cons. The pros of having nuclear plant is it provides works for people, more supply of energy and higher military power. Cons are, people in and out the factory are always in danger as well as the surrounding nature within the range of the power plant.For this top ten article we are showcasing some of the worst nuclear disasters ever happened in our history. Nuclear disasters included for this top 10 are The Goiania Accident, The Baneberry Test, The Tomsk-7 Factory, K-19, Tokaimura Nuclear Fuel Processing Facility, Three Mile Island Power Plant, Windscale Nuclear Reactor, Kyshtym Complex, Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant, and Chernobyl Power Plant.
Now have some time to read and check out the 10 listed nuclear disasters below. Here are your top 10 worst nuclear disasters in history.
TOP : 10
The Goiania Accident
Place : Brazil
Year : 1987
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| The Goiania Accident - worst nuclear disaster ranked 10th |
TOP : 9
The Baneberry Test
Place : United States
Year : 1970
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| The Baneberry Test - worst nuclear disaster ranked 9th |
TOP : 8
The Tomsk-7 Factory
Place : Russia
Year : 1993
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| The Tomsk-7 Factory - worst nuclear disaster ranked 8th |
TOP : 7
K-19
Place : North Atlantic Ocean
Year : 1961
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| K-19 - worst nuclear disaster ranked 7th |
TOP : 6
Tokaimura Nuclear Fuel Processing Facility
Place : Japan
Year : 1999
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| Tokaimura Nuclear Fuel Processing Facility - worst nuclear disaster ranked 6th |
TOP : 5
Three Mile Island Power Plant
Place : United States
Year : 1979
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| Three Mile Island Power Plant - worst nuclear disaster ranked 5th |
TOP : 4
Windscale Nuclear Reactor
Place : United Kingdom
Year : 1957
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| Windscale Nuclear Reactor - worst nuclear disaster ranked 4th |
TOP : 3
Kyshtym Complex
Place : Russia
Year : 1957
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| Kyshtym Complex - worst nuclear disaster ranked 3rd |
TOP : 2
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Place : Japan
Year : 2011
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| Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant - worst nuclear disaster ranked 2nd |
TOP : 1
Chernobyl Power Plant
Place : Ukraine
Year : 1986
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| Chernobyl Power Plant - worst nuclear disaster ranked 1st |
Data Sources :
- Time Magazine
- CNBC
- BBC
- NY Times
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBRT_OY2No
- The Goiania Accident - www.tastysmoothy.weebly.com
- The Baneberry Test - www.en.wikipedia.org
- The Tomsk-7 Factory - www.takepart.com
- K-19 - www.dailygoogleearth.com
- Tokaimura Nuclear Fuel Processing Facility - www.takepart.com
- Three Mile Island Power Plant - www.en.wikipedia.org
- Windscale Nuclear Reactor - www.en.wikipedia.org
- Kyshtym Complex - www.en.wikipedia.org
- Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant - www.blogs.cas.suffolk.edu
- Chernobyl Power Plant - www.boston.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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