Early on the morning of April 25th, 1986, the world experienced the worst nuclear disaster ever seen, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The fourth reactor at Chernobyl reacted badly during a test and, what should have been a routine shutdown to prevent damage, resulted in absolute disaster. The resulting (and unexpected) power surge, caused an explosion of steam that caused unprecedented damage to the reactor housing, exposing the core to the atmosphere - all with devastating consequences. As the Chernobyl power station was behind iron curtain of the Soviet Union, recognition of the disaster within the socialist state was