What Exactly Happened at Chernobyl?

On April 26, 1986, in modern day Ukraine, the Soviet Union’s Chernobyl Power Complex nuclear reactor 4 exploded. This week on Reactions, we talk about the chemistry behind this catastrophic event. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ You might also like: How to Survive a Real-Life "Fallout" https://youtu.be/J8rVCVv8PeQ How Does Chemotherapy Treat Breast Cancer? https://youtu.be/QcgnVuRx20s Can Radiation Give You Superpowers? https://youtu.be/GbmSmgTIQ8s Do Astronauts Need Sunscreen? https://youtu.be/MV5PGjWl2Yc What Are Isotopes? | Chemistry Basics https://youtu.be/GyviEsmrVp0 Credits: Producer: Andrew Sobey Writer: Samantha Jones, PhD Scientific Consultants: Roger N. Blomquist, Ph.D. Michael P. Short, Ph.D., Najmedin Meshkati, Ph.D., Harry Elston, Ph.D. Executive Producer: George Zaidan Music: Deep Space Dissolves By Si Phelps, Neologis