Is Chernobyl still dangerous?

Chernobyl is still dangerous.

Although 29 years have passed, the nightmare caused by the Chernobyl nuclear accident is far from over. First of all, there are still potential safety hazards in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. At present, about 2 tons of nuclear raw materials are still sealed under the sarcophagus. In recent years, the top of the sarcophagus has been tilted, cracks have appeared on the surface, and there is even the danger of collapse. What is more dangerous is that the solid shell can't stop the infiltration of groundwater, and the nuclear materials in the reactor continue to pollute the surrounding areas with groundwater, endangering the drinking water source in Ukraine.

what is even more frightening is that the psychological shadow caused by the nuclear accident is hard to eliminate. One day in April, 26, a violent earthquake swept through the Ukrainian Yuan Ye in the terrible thunder. Chernobyl's dead zone then expanded rapidly, and for a time, the whole world seemed to be in an inexplicable crisis.

Cause analysis of Chernobyl accident:

There are two contradictory explanations about the cause of the accident. The first one, published in August 1986, completely shifted the responsibility for the accident to the nuclear power plant operator. The second one was published in 1991, which explained that the accident was caused by the design defects of the pressure tube graphite moderated boiling water reactor (RBMK), especially the design of control rods. The investigation teams of both sides were lobbied by many parties, including the reactor designer, the staff of Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the government.

another important factor contributing to the accident is that the staff did not receive the report about the reactor problem. According to an employee of Anatoli Dyatlov, the designer knew that the reactor would be dangerous in some cases, but deliberately concealed it.