In which year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
1984
1985
1986
1987
Answer
The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986. It was a catastrophic nuclear accident that took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. The accident occurred when a safety test was being conducted on one of the plant's reactors. The test went awry, causing the reactor to explode and release large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere.
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