Scientists May Have Been Wrong About Chernobyl Explosions, Says Study

28 Nov (NucNet): Scientists might have been wrong about the kind of explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power station during the world’s worst nuclear disaster, a new study claims. Rather than being triggered by what is commonly believed to have been a steam explosion, a paper published in the journal Nuclear Technology suggests the first blast at Unit 4 in the early hours of 26 April 1986 was in fact a nuclear one. The researchers believe that a series of initial nuclear explosions sent a plume of debris up to 3 km into the air around the site in northern Ukraine. They claim that this then triggered the steam explosion 2.7 seconds later, which ruptured the reactor building and sent yet more debris into the sky at lower altitudes. Full story for subscribers: http://bit.ly/2BieUJa