A CASE STUDY ON THE AUTHENTIC

INCIDENT OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER AND
THEIR IMPACTS
A PROJECT REPORT
UBA2859- Professional Ethics and Legal Practices for State Policies
Submitted to
SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES
In partial fulfilment of the award of the degree
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
BY
V.PRADEESH (192210225)/P.SRI RAM (192224162)
Supervisor
Dr.B.T. GEETHA

SAVEETHA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING,

SIMATS, CHENNAI-602105
NOVEMBER-2022
ABSTRACT

         The Chernobyl disaster was a unique event and the only accident in the history of
commercial nuclear power where radiation-related fatalities occurred. The design of the
reactor is unique and in that respect the accident is thus of little relevance to the rest of the
nuclear industry outside the then Eastern Block. The Chernobyl nuclear accident a steady
increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer was observed in children and adolescents of the
Bryansk Oblast, which received the highest level of radionuclide contaminants in Russia. We
examined the spatial relationship between the residence location of patients with identified
thyroid cancer (0-18 years old at the time of the accident) and several geographic
parameters to better account for the ethology of thyroid cancer spatial distribution. 

Keywords: Chernobyl, Disaster Response, Nuclear Accidents, Radiation, Thyroid Cancer,

United Nations

OBJECTIVES
     Our objectives in this study were to evaluate the health impact of the Chernobyl accident,
assess the international response to the accident and consider how to improve responses to
future accidents

INTRODUCTION 
         The power plant 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear in Ukraine, then part of the
former: Soviet Union, is the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power to
Cause fatalities from radiation. The reactor built at Chernobyl is a RBHK reactor, outside that
which was never built by any country the USSR because it had characteristics were rejected
everywhere outside the from radiation reactor. The reactor built at Chernobyl is a RBHK
which was never built by any country the VSSR because it had characteristics that were
rejected everywhere outside the Soviet Union. Thirty-one people died within a few weeks of
the accident from the initial steam explosion, exposure to radiation and thermal burns, and
one due to Cardiac arrest. In 2018 the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of
Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reported that the accident also was responsible for nearly
20,000 documented cases of thyroid. This was due to the higher level of radioactive iodine
release from the Chernobyl reactor. Soviet authorities started evacuating people from the
area around Chernobyl within 36 hours of the accident. hours of in 1986, 115,000 people
well' The government subsequently resettled another 220,000 people.

  A 2004 report by the National Academy of science (NAS) Identified two important
differences b/w the conditions that led to the Chernobyl energy program. disaster and up to
US nuclear plants reactor V.S power. The first key difference is in how the are designed and
built. Extensive safety features to prevent large Scale accidents. The second and radioactive
releases. federal regulation requires extreme emergency preparedness planning for all cited
nuclear three factor's energy facilities.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:

The study setting was conducted at Saveetha School of Engineering. We collected

responses from various groups of people varying in age. We made people aware of
the Chernobyl disaster and created awareness about the topic by creating a survey.
The survey had 105 responses. We conducted our survey in google forms with 20
multiple choice questions and circulated it to many people including our friends and
family. From that we concluded that most people were in fact aware of the
Chernobyl disaster. We also used SPSS software to derive the graph for the
responses we got and to arrive at reasonable conclusions from the graphs and the
data we collected. Data has also been collected from many articles and citations to
provide information on the topic and the data which has been collected in google
provides a result on this research. 

RESULTS:

When did Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place?

100

80

60

40

20

0
1980 1982 1983 1986
 How long did the fire burn in the core due to explosion?

100

80

60

40

20

0
10 days 15 days 20 days 5 days

What was the percent of uranium dioxide escaped to environment?

100

80

60

40

20
 10-30% 12-20 % 11-20 % 13–30 %

What was the main reason for Chernobyl accident?

80

60

40

20

0
Earthquake Flawed reactor Tsunami Vent failure
design

Which of the following element was dropped to the core to extinguish fire?

60

40

20
 Boron bromine sulphur zinc

which of the following radionuclide dose caused radiation health hazard in public
population?

60

50

40
Count

30

20

10

Iron-131 bromine-131 zinc-131 iodine-131

What was the major health hazard from Chernobyl disaster?

 80

60
Count

40

20

0
leukemia
asthma vomiting Thyroid cancer

Chernobyl is a town located in present day Ukraine, formerly USSR. on

Saturday ,April 26th,1986, at exactly 1:23 am , one of reactors at the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant exploded .what caused the reactor to explode ?

100

80

60
Count

40

20

Sabotage reason experiment anger

Unknown gone wrong

How many days did the soviet government wait until formally announcing that the
accident had, in fact , happened ?
 Count

40

20

0
The Elephant's The Lava Flow The Monster The Rhino's Horn

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
1 week 2 4 it was
immediately
informed by the
Soviet government

What is the name of the stump of black stone-like material found in a maintenance
corridor closed to the underside of the reactor 4?

What is the nickname of the vast steel framework roughly 12 kilometre west of the Chernobyl
plant, well known and disliked by ham radio enthusiasts the world over?
 60

40

20

0
The Devil's The Devil's The Russian The Russian's
Climbing Frame Scaffold Woodpecker Termite

According to the Soviet government, what was the official number of casualties
caused by the accident

54 765 5643 31
In February 2022, Troops of the Russian Federation occupied the power station . What
potentially fatal mistake did they proceed to make?
Count

40

20

80

60

40

20

0
Ate mushrooms Dug fortifications Swam in the Took souvenirs
gathered from the in contaminated reactor cooling from the reactor
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHERNOBYL DISASTER?

40

20

0
Anatoly Dyatlov David Willey Wareen Warwick
Anderson Armstrong

WHEN WAS THE CHERNOBYL FORUM ESTABLISHED?

 80

60

40

20

0
1980 1982 1986 2003

RESULT AND DISCUSSION          

            
So far, radiation to the thyroid from radioisotopes of iodine has caused several thousand
cases of thyroid cancer but very few deaths; exposed children were most susceptible. The
focus on thyroid cancer has diverted attention from possible non thyroid effects, such as
mini-satellite instability, which is potentially important. The international response to the
accident was inadequate and uncoordinated and has been unjustifiably reassuring. Accurate
assessment of Chernobyl’s future health effects is not currently possible in the light of dose
uncertainties, current debates over radiation actions, and the lessons from the later
consequences of atomic bomb and exposures.

CONCLUSION 
          Because of the uncertainties over the dose from and the consequences of the
Chernobyl accident, it is essential that investigations of its effects should be broadened and
supported for the long term. Because of the problems with the international response to
Chernobyl, the United Nations should initiate an independent review of the actions and
assignments of the agencies concerned, with recommendations for dealing with future
international-scale accidents. These should involve independent scientists and ensure
cooperation rather than rivalry.

                 

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