“Good evening comrades. All of you know that there has been an incredible misfortune - that accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. It has painfully affected the soviet people, and shocked the international community. For the first time, we confront the real force of nuclear energy, out of control” (LaMotte 1). These very words were delivered by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev following the Chernobyl catastrophe. Chernobyl was a nuclear power plant located in the former Soviet …showed first 75 words of 653 total…

…showed last 75 words of 653 total…a radioactive waste management facility to treat spent fuel and other wastes along with wastes from the other 3 reactors of Chernobyl. The last unit used was unit 3 which ran up through December of 2000 because of energy shortages. The disaster at Chernobyl had a great effect on the environment. Health effects are still debatable, but it is a fact that many were negatively affected. Now that all reactors are shut down people may be at ease.