jan 1, 1986 - Chernobyl Meltdown
Description:
The Chernobyl disaster, also referred to as the Chernobyl accident, was a catastrophic nuclear accident. It occurred on 26 April 1986 in the No.4 light water graphite moderated reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, in what was then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union (USSR).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1986
Now
~ 39 years ago