The location of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history is Chernobyl. Generations of people have experienced catastrophic effects from the blast, ensuing fire, and radiation that swept through the area around the power plant. Thousands died, many were forced to evacuate, and to this day, the polluted land can still not be farmed. Humans might have had to move on, but certain animals in the dystopian wasteland have flourished amazingly. It is a wonder how many animals were able to survive in this area, but we are amazed by how much these animals have changed since the explosion.
See How Much The Animals In Chernobyl Have Changed
What Happened
One of history’s worst incidents started as a safety test. Engineers decided to research the feasibility of a new procedure to cool the reactors, so they had to shut down the electricity to simulate an outage to conduct the trial. In retrospect, the absurdity of the mistake is easy to remember. Soviet chemist Valery Legasov said in 1987: “It was like airplane pilots experimenting with the engines in flight.” An unexpected power surge caused an explosion, instantly killing two people and scattering radiation in the Ukrainian village.
What Happened
