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Which of these was not one of the main causes of the devastating explosion in Chernobyl?

A. radiation
B. excess steam
C. human error
D. hydrogen

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The answer is D. hydrogen, since the Chernobyl explosion was caused by a flawed reactor design that was operated with a trained personnel. It was stream explosion which released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the environment.
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