The document describes the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and profiles two heroes who worked at the plant. The Chornobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident on April 26, 1986 at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in Prypiat, Ukraine where an explosion and fire released radioactive particles into the atmosphere across the western USSR and Europe. The document then profiles Yuri Ivanovich Konovalov, an electrician, and Alexandr Akimov, a shift supervisor of the fourth block, at the Chornobyl power plant for their heroic efforts.

1. The Chornobyl
disaster was a
catastrophic nuclear
accident that occurred on
26 April 1986 at
the Chornobyl nuclear
plant in the city of Prypiat.
An explosion and fire
released large quantities of
radioactive particles into the
atmosphere, which spread
over much of the western
USSR and Europe.

3. Heroes of
Chornobyl
KonovalYuri
Ivanovich-
electrician at the
Chornobyl nuclear
powerplant

4. Alexandr
Akimov
shiftsupervisorof
the4th block at
the Chornobyl
power plant