9. Tanker Truck vs. Bridge = $ 358 Million:
On August 26, 2004, a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel Wiehltal shaky at the Bridge in Germany. The tank hit a road divider and fell 90 feet to produce a large explosion and fire, resulting in a disproportionate burden of the bridge capability. While the repairs cost $ 40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $ 318 Million.
8. Metrolink Crash = $ 500 Million:
On 12 September 2008, one of the worst accident in the history of California, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink train accident in sending missions to the Union Pacific train in Los Angeles. Allegedly drove to the Metrolink train remained there when the red signal to stop because the conductor who was busy text messaging.Because of negligence that caused these deaths, an estimated Metrolink experiencing loss of $ 500 million.
7. B-2 Bomber Crash = $ 1.4 Billion:
This is where the first accident that multibillion-dollar (ranked # 7 on the list). A B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators found the flight data in the controller computer and found poorer accidents caused by water vapor in the system. This resulted in the aircraft suddenly lost control and crashed immediately. This is 1 of 21 plane crash Bomber B-2 and was the most expensive in the history of aviation. Both pilots are able to save themselves, dumulai accident at 2:00.
6. Exxon Valdez = $ 2.5 Billion:
Exxon Valdez oil spill amount was not large in relation to the world's largest oil spills, but this is one of the most expensive because of the remote location and is a personal site owned by Prince William (only accessible by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil that had spilled from the main ship, cost around $ 2.5 billion to the total cost of cleaning.
5. Piper Alpha Oil Rig = $ 3.4 Billion :
The worst day in the history of the world's oil. At that time the Piper Alpha Oil is the largest oil producer in the world because it can produce 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians check valve, ensuring more than 100 valves benar2 in good condition. Unfortunately, the technician made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 pm the same day, a technician began pressing the button to move the liquid pumps and gas most expensive in the world, and simultaneously start a horrible accident.
In less than 2 hours, grabbed a fire over a distance of 300 feet, pulling down the entire contents of the building killed 167 workers and lead to loss of $ 3.4 billion.
4. Challenger Explosion = $ 5.5 Billion:
Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. He failed to close one of the joints, which allows the outside air pressure in the gas. cause the external tank for liquid hydrogen bubble up causing a massive explosion. Space Shuttle replacement cost was $ 2 billion in 1986 ($ 4.5 billion in today's dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $ 450 million in 1986-1987 ($ 1 billion today).
3. Prestige Oil Spill = $ 12 Billion:
On November 13, 2002, Kapa oil tanker carrying 77,000 tons of fuel oil, one of the twelve tankers sank during a storm in Galicia, Spain. Fearing the ship would sink, the captain asked for help to rescue workers to Spain, expecting them to send ships to bring perkerja to port. However, pressure from the authorities forced the captain to take the ship away from shore. The captain also tried to get help from French and Portuguese, but they also ordered the ship to move away from the beach. The storm that brought the ship into the ocean floor, and releasing 20 million gallons of oil into the sea.
According to a report by the Council of Pontevedra Economist, the total cleanup cost of $ 12 billion.
2. Space Shuttle Columbia = $ 13 Billion:
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA's shuttle fleet first. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after the damage to the wings that do not generate holes in repair for 16 days in advance. Original shuttle costs $ 2 Billion in 1978 ($ 6.3 Billion in today's dollars). $ 500 million was issued at the time of investigation, the investigation termhal plane crash in history. Search and recovery of debris cost $ 300 million.
In the end, the total cost of accidents (not including replacement of the shuttle) to reach $ 13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
1. Chernobyl = $ 200 Billion:
On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the accident most expensive in history.Chernobyl disaster has been called the greatest socio-economic catastrophe in the history of that period. 50% of the area of Ukraine felt the impact. More than 200,000 people had evacuated to temporary shelters, 1.7 million people were directly affected by the disaster. Deaths attributed to Chernobyl, including the people who died from cancer in a few years later, is estimated at 125,000. Total costs including cleaning, resettlement, and compensation to victims has been estimated to be about $ 200 billion. The cost of making the Chernobyl nuclear plant containers made of steel is only $ 2 billion alone, does not meet standards. Accident officially associated with operational errors were in violation of procedures and standards necessary for safety requirements.
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