Question

Nuclear accidents can have devastating impacts in the area where they occur. In the immediate aftermath, personal injury and impacts can be seen. However, on a long-term scale, areas where nuclear accidents and meltdowns occurred can cause the areas to be barren and uninhabitable. This is because the radioactivity from the nuclear accident can be at high levels for years after the incident. The half lives of the elements involved in the nuclear fission at these power plants are long, and the radioactivity can last longer than many human lives. Two such nuclear accidents occurred at Chernobyl in what is now Ukraine in 1986 and in Fkushima Japan in 2011. Which lettered points on the map indicate areas that may have detectable amounts of radiation long after these accidents become a memory?

Answer 1

H is the location of the Japanese nuclear power plant at Fkushima and I is the location of the Ukraine accident in Chernobyl. At the time, Chernobyl was part of the USSR, but that country no longer exists. These meltdowns will leave the area radioactive for many more years.