Small Mistakes That Cost Millions To Fix

Published on October 2, 2019 By Chloe Draws

The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster – $836 billion

Chernobyl was the largest nuclear meltdown in history that cost so much money and countless lives. A safety test in 1986 saw a number of oversights that contributed to a major power surge at he Soviet power plant. An explosion and fire ensued and fatal radioactive smoke was emitted.

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Over 100,000 people were evacuated from the plant and initially, the cleanup cost $358 billion. Even today the aftermath of Chernobyl lives on with so many people affected recording health issues.