The Chernobyl disaster: Pre-class activities
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A nuclear reactor is like a giant steam engine: uranium fuel rods react to produce a massive amount of heat that converts water into steam, which drives huge turbines to generate electricity.
At 1:23 a.m., reactor four exploded, spewing eight tons of radioactive debris into the atmosphere.
Crews hastily built a concrete sarcophagus to encase the entire reactor to prevent more radiation from spreading inside.
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