The Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986, was one of the most dangerous nuclear explosions the world has ever seen, and some people are still paying for it the price. This disaster did not just affect Europe, it affected the entire world. It was the time of the Cold War and government corruption. The April 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a faulty design of the Soviet RBMK (reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy) reactor coupled with serious errors made by the plant's operators. “It was a direct consequence of Cold War isolation and the resulting lack of security culture” (global nuclear, para. 2). This disaster was caused by several factors, including human error. According to the World Nuclear Association, this terrible explosion was caused by several factors: however, human error played a large role. The World Nuclear Association thus describes the events of April 25. The plant team began conducting a test to see how long the turbines would spin and power the main circulation pumps after a power outage. Twelve hours after the test began, the power reached 50%, which was supposed to happen because the test simulated a power outage. Only one turbine was needed to absorb 50 percent of the steam, so number two was closed. The power then dropped to 30 percent. This is where human error comes in; the operator working with the electricity forgot to reset a controller, causing the power to drop to 1 percent. With a single reactor dropping to such a low level so quickly, it couldn't absorb all the water that filled the core. The power was way too low for the test. There is an emergency shutdown that would normally have shut down the faulty system, ...... middle of paper ....... Kinoy, Ernest. “Chernobyl: The Last Warning.” Chernobyl: the last warning. Real. Anthony Page. 1991. Oracle ThinkQuest Web Library. Internet. October 2013. World Nuclear Association | Nuclear energy - a sustainable energy resource. Internet. 2013. Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Internet. October 2013. Barbalace, Roberta C. “Agricultural and environmental impact of the Chernobyl disaster”. : Part two of a series (EnvironmentalChemistry.com). NP, 1999. Web. October 11, 2013. Roche, Adi. Chernobyl Children's International. 2012. November 6, 2013. British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC News. BBC, November 7, 2013, The Chernobyl Gallery. November 7, 2013Kaufman, Rachel. “Return to an abandoned land. » National Geographic. National Geographic, April 25, 2011. Web. November 7, 2013Meshkati, Najmedin. “Dr. Meshkati Page on Chernobyl. USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Nd Web. November 18. 2013