The Chernobyl Accident The Chernobyl Accident negatively affected not only the people of the Ukraine and surrounding countries; it also affected the economy, health and the environment. The Disaster Occurs On April 26th, 1986, something horribly went wrong with reactor four at the power plant in Chernobyl. This accident has so far been the worst one in the world’s history of power plants. This accident was caused partly by the operator and partly by faults …showed first 75 words of 1597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1597 total…the Ukraine and surrounding countries; it also affected the economy, health and the environment. The people of the Ukraine and the surrounding countries are getting hit the hardest without even realizing so. Simply breathing is causing them great 8. harm. The government knows this and neglected to do something about it from the beginning. Unfortunately, the people living in the area will continue to feel the effects of this horrible tragedy for many years to come.