A 1986 accident at a nuclear power plant which released large amounts of radiation; it not only affected the immediate area (Ukraine) - but spread to most of Europe. The Soviet Union promptly attempted to cover it up - inadvertently revealing many of

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1. A 1986 accident at a nuclear power plant which released large amounts of radiation; it not only affected the immediate area (Ukraine) - but spread to most of Europe. The Soviet Union promptly attempted to cover it up - inadvertently revealing many of