Question

This event was first detected internationally by sensors in Forsmark. After this event, Anatoly Dyatlov (-5[1])was imprisoned for failing to follow (10[2])safety procedures. (10[2])The city of Slavutych (-5[1])was built to house the people who were evacuated (10[2])due to this event. Medals were awarded to the “liquidators” (10[1])who responded to this event. (10[1])The New Safe Confinement replaced the concrete “sarcophagus” that was built around the location of this event that began after the explosion of Reactor Number Four. For 10 points, name this disaster that occurred at a nuclear power plant (10[1])near Pripyat in modern-day Ukraine. ■END■

ANSWER: Chernobyl disaster [accept equivalents like Chernobyl accident or Chernobyl meltdown; prompt on nuclear disaster or power plant meltdown]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%26.56
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%30.38
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%33.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%9%38.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%34.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%23.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%23.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%37.56

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame AIllinois A14-5
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DPurdue C2010
Nitin MurthyPurdue ASIUE2010
Sam KonkelChicago AIllinois C2210
Jiping FangIllinois ANotre Dame A2210
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern APurdue B26-5
Brielle RachIowa AWashU A3510
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BNorthwestern B3510
Theodor MartinWashU BIllinois B4510
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CIowa B5010
Owyn NoblePurdue BNorthwestern A8910