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Report on the Accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station (NUREG-1250)
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Manuscript Completed: January 1987 Date Published: January 1987
U.S. Department of Energy Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Electric Power Research Institute U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
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This report presents the compilation of information obtained by various organizations regarding the accident (and the consequences of the accident) that occurred at Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl in the USSR on April 26, 1986. Each organization has independently accepted responsibility for one or more chapters. The various authors are identified in a footnote to each chapter. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the report. Very briefly the other chapters cover: Chapter 2, the design of the Chernobyl nuclear station Unit,4; Chapter 3, safety analyses for Unit 4; Chapter 4, the accident scenario; Chapter 5, the role of the operator;Chapter 6,.an assessment of the radioactive release, dispersion, and transport; Chapter 7, the activities associated with .emergency actions; and Chapter, information on the health and environmental consequences from the accident. These subjects cover the major aspects of the accident that have the potential to present new information and lessons for the nuclear industry in general.
The task of evaluating the information obtained in these various areas and the assessment of the potential Applications has been left to each organization to pursue according to the relevance of the subject to their organization. Those findings will be issued separately by the cognizant organizations. The basic purpose of this report is to provide the information upon which such assessments can be made.
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POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION: LOCAL EFFECTS AND IT'S CONTROL - Vol. II - Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Case Study - Yu.A. Izrael ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Since this accident was really very large and had rather serious consequences, many people wanted to know the reason why this could happen.
exploded and almost became the worst disaster Europe had ever seen. In its worst case scenario, for hundreds of thousands of years large parts of Europe would have been completely uninhabitable, and millions of people would have been killed in the 3-5 megaton blast.⁶ F acts o f th e Case The Chernobyl power plant was a disaster waitingto happen.
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It is one of the most devastating nuclear accidents to have occurred on 26 April, 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Union (now Ukraine) and this case study discusses it.
the Chernobyl accident, as well as recommended future actions, i.e., as a consensus within the United Nations system." In addition, UNDP has drawn on the work of eminent economists and policy specialists to assess the socioeconomi c impact of the Chernobyl accident. The conference that is recorded in these proceedings was organized by
Chernobyl A Case Study Presented by: Alex Ciobanu. Breakdown • Nuclear power plant with 4 reactors • near city of Chernobyl in the former USSR • Reactor 4 exploded on April 26 1986 • The only nuclear accident in a civilian nuclear power plant ever. Breakdown con't • Caused 31 deaths instantly • May have caused 300000 deaths ...
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001. Availability Notice. Abstract. This report presents the compilation of information obtained by various organizations regarding the accident (and the consequences of the accident) that occurred at Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl in the USSR on April 26, 1986.
Highlights of the Chernobyl Forum Studies 9 Preface: The Chernobyl Accident 10 Forum Expert Group Report: Health Consequences 11 Forum Expert Group Report: 21 ... The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 was the most severe in the history of the nuclear power industry, causing a huge release of radionuclides over large ...
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This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident. The Forum's report considering the health effects of the Chernobyl accident is being published by the WHO. The Ex pert Group 'Environment' was chaired by L. Anspaugh of the United States of America.