occurred, an event that was absolutely avoidable (Daltov 57).
             In order for the events that happened to bring about the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, the operators must have lost touch with the hazards all around them and forgotten that the most important parts of a nuclear power station are the reactor and its core (Yaroshira 60-61). Was this understood by the operators of Chernobyl? At least three of the operators understood theoretically, but theory really meant nothing to them in real world terms, as was evidenced by their irresponsible behavior (Yaroshira 62).
             "The main lesson of Chernobyl is to understand the weakness and vulnerability of mankind. Chernobyl demonstrated what happens when man's immense power meets his ignorance. It is a sign of warning guiding us to take the power we have and use it with respect. Those in such a position of controlling the awesome power of nuclear reactions must be completely educated to understand exactly what they are keeping leashed." (Yaroshira 266).
             The American operator of Three Mile Island nuclear facility, the site of another nuclear accident which occurred in the United States Edward R. Frederik has said, "An operator should never again be in a situation which the engineers have not analyzed in advance" (Frederik 22).
             It was April 26, 1986 1:23:58 when the Russian people of Pipkov the city nearest to the reactor, felt a warm heat wave hastily ride over them (Mendelev 13). The explosion boomed in Chernobyl, USSR. Operators of the nuclear power plant, Akimov and Toptunov, overcome by fear lost all professionalism (Mendelev 13-14). A nuclear melt down happens when the fuel rods or whatever radioactive materials are used are not cooled with water. Then the heat and pressure build up to immense levels eventually exploding, like a teapot with the steam spout covered, multiplying pressure by about five hundred million times (Mendelev 3...