Chernobyl

Chernobyl is a town located in present day Ukraine, formerly USSR. On Saturday, April 26th, 1986 at exactly 1:23 am, one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. What caused the reactor to explode?

• sabotage by an enemy of the USSR

• an experiment gone wrong

• to this day, the reason is unknown

• earthquakes struck the plant

What was the number of the reactor that melted down?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

April 26, 1986, 12:05 am: The gradual shutdown now had the reactor at 700 Megawatts output - slightly less than a quarter of the maximum and the right power for the test. However, instead of stabilizing at this level, what next happened to the power output?

• It increased dramatically leading to a meltdown

• It stayed normal

• It decreased to zero and went cold

• It ran for president of Guatemala

What year did the Chernobyl Disaster occur in?

• 1991

• 2019

• 1986

• 44 BCE

Who is the Principal of Veritas Academy?

• Mr. Hal

• Ms. Quatrano

• Ms. Kiernan

• Mr. Racugia

What did the Chernobyl plant have to vent hot air into the sky and reduce the temperature of the machines inside?

• Chilled ion slurry

• Coaxial nitrogen rotors

• a smokestack

• filtered freon depositors

The Chernobyl plant generated electricity by superheating rods of

• Plutonium

• Uranium

• Copper

• Lead

The Chernobyl plant was dangerous because the reactors were not covered and secured by

• The FBI

• Retractable steel beams

• Water-cooled shutdown clamps

• Concrete bunkers

The Chernobyl plant provided power for the city of

• London

• Pripyat

• Moscow

• Washington DC

How many workers were killed by blasts of radioactive fire?

• One million

• 134

• One hundred billion dollars

• 6