​Match List - I with List - II.​

​Choose the correct answer from the options given below:​

Correct option is D

The correct matching of Nuclear Disasters (List-I) with their respective Countries (List-II) is as follows:

(A) Three Mile Island → (IV) USA

(B) Chernobyl → (III) Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

(C) Fukushima → (II) Japan

(D) Windscale → (I) UK

Detailed Explanation:

1. Three Mile Island (A) – USA (IV)

Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Year: 1979
Details: A partial meltdown of the reactor core due to mechanical and human errors. It remains the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history but caused no direct deaths.

2. Chernobyl (B) – Soviet Union (III) (now Ukraine)

Location: Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR (then part of the Soviet Union)
Year: 1986
Details: A catastrophic explosion in Reactor 4 due to design flaws and operational errors. It is the worst nuclear disaster in history, releasing massive radiation and causing long-term health and environmental impacts.

3. Fukushima (C) – Japan (II)

Location: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Year: 2011
Details: Triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami, leading to meltdowns in three reactors. It is the second-worst nuclear disaster after Chernobyl.

4. Windscale (D) – UK (I)

Location: Cumbria, England, UKfield

Year: 1957

Details: A fire in the reactor core released radioactive contamination. It was Britain's worst nuclear accident, later renamed Sella