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Question
What caused the Chernobyl disaster?
Solution
This was a radioactive accident in 1986 in Chernobyl in Ukraine on April 26. When a reactor of the nuclear power complex at Chernobyl exploded. A massive steam explosion, the core of the reactor combined with water to produce hydrogen exploded blowing toxic radioactive gases into the air.
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