Chernobyl disaster

Summary

Chernobyl disaster is a nuclear disaster^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Chernobyl disaster is located in Kyiv Oblast^[3].
• Chernobyl disaster is in the country of Soviet Union^[4].
• Chernobyl disaster's instance of is recorded as nuclear disaster^[5].
• Chernobyl disaster's instance of is recorded as environmental disaster^[6].
• The location of Chernobyl disaster was Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant^[7].
• Chernobyl disaster's Commons category is recorded as Chernobyl disaster^[8].
• Chernobyl disaster took place on April 26, 1986^[9].
• Chernobyl disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.38943888888889, 'lon': 30.099169444444446}^[10].
• Among those involved in Chernobyl disaster was Iekaterina Ivanenko^[11].
• Chernobyl disaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chernobyl disaster^[12].
• Chernobyl disaster resulted in {'amount': '+60000'} deaths^[13].
• Chernobyl disaster resulted in {'amount': '+4000'} deaths^[14].
• Chernobyl disaster resulted in {'amount': '+31'} deaths^[15].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Zero Hour^[16].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Seconds From Disaster^[17].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Decay^[18].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Chernobyl: The Final Warning^[19].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Aurora^[20].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Innocent Saturday^[21].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Land of Oblivion^[22].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Chernobyl Diaries^[23].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Inseparable^[24].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Voices from Chernobyl^[25].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Chernobyl^[26].
• Chernobyl disaster's present in work is recorded as Chernobyl: Abyss^[27].

Body

When and Where

Chernobyl disaster occurred on April 26, 1986^[9]. It took place at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant^[7]. It is in the country of Soviet Union^[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include nuclear disaster^[5] and environmental disaster^[6].

Participants

A participant in Chernobyl disaster was Iekaterina Ivanenko^[11].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+60000'}^[13], {'amount': '+4000'}^[14], and {'amount': '+31'}^[15]. Things named for Chernobyl disaster include CIH^[28], a computer virus^[29]; Chernobyl^[30], a miniseries^[31], directed by Johan Renck^[32]; and International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day^[33], a calendar awareness event^[34], founded in 2016^[35].

Why It Matters

Chernobyl disaster has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include CIH^[28], a computer virus^[29]; Chernobyl^[30], a miniseries^[31], directed by Johan Renck^[32]; and International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day^[33], a calendar awareness event^[34], founded in 2016^[35].