Question

This event was first detected internationally by sensors in Forsmark. After this event, Anatoly Dyatlov was imprisoned for failing to follow safety procedures. The city (10[1])of Slavutych (10[3])was built to house (10[2])the people who were evacuated due (10[1])to this event. Medals were awarded to the “liquidators” (10[1])who responded to this event. 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 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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry Nonnemaker (DII)CWRU A (UG) Ohio State B (DII) 2410
Trey Stephens (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami B (UG) 2610
Andrew Harms (DII)Michigan State A Miami C (DII) 2610
Connor McClellan (UG)Miami A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 2610
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan A (UG) 3010
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 3010
Venkat Das (DII)West Virginia A (UG) Michigan C 3610
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan D (UG)Michigan B (UG)4510

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