While we wait for an answer similar questions have been asked and answered in This Thread where u/mazzikd discusses Chernobyl's links the downfall of the USSR and [This Other Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1gydum/how_big_of_a_role_did_the_accident_at_chernobyl/?ref=share&ref_source=link) where u/Tirathian discusses Chernobyl's links the downfall of the USSR within the context of larger economic issues in the USSR.