Chernobyl’s 1986 disaster | euronews 🇬🇧

On 26 April 1986, it was decided at Chernobyl to take advantage of reactor number four’s downtime by carrying out a safety test on an emergency core cooling feature. At am, an engineer recorded in his diary that the protective system was not working. At the same moment, a huge and catastrophic surge in power caused two explosions. As fires raged, the core of reactor number four was destroyed. A huge cloud rose into the sky, spreading large amounts of radioactive fuel and materials into the atmosphere. Chernobyl’s 1986 disaster 🗞 READ MORE : ⬇️ Always stay informed ⬇️ 👉 Follow all the news on 📲 👉 Subscribe ► @euronews 👉 Watch our LIVE here: 🌎 Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: 📌 Subscribe to our thematic channels: NoComment: Euronews Green: Euronews Next: Euronews Travel: Euronews is available on YouTube in 12 languages: #Chernobyl #nuclear #disaster #nucleardisaster #chernobyldocumentary #SSCB #Soviet ##UkraineRussia #Zelenskyy #VictorOrban #Orban #Hungary #Europe #Ukraine #Zelenskyy #RussiaUKrainewar #war #onemonth #crisis #Putin #freedom #peace #military #Europe #Kiev #Lviv #Moscow #politics #Lyiv #Kyiv #soldier #president #Ukrainian #Primeminister