POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE DISASTER There are two basic and opposite theories about the main cause of the Chernobyl accident. First theory puts all the blame on plant’s crew while second theory attributes the accident to flaws in the RBMK-reactor design. There is also the conspiracy theory saying...
According to the test, the thermal output of the reactor should have beenno lowerthan 700 MW at the start of the experiment. If test conditions had been as planned, the procedure would almost certainly have been carried out safely; the eventual disaster resulted from attempts to boost the rea...
Stuxnet virus penetrates nuclear plant, may cause Chernobyl-like disasterDmitry Rogozin
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine, is the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power to cause fatalities from radiation.There were many fatal effects due to the radiation released. A few of the effects are listed below −Two workers had died. One immediately ...
This leads to the fact that when- ever the Chernobyl accident is portrayed based on literature, it is most likely that mistakes and violation of the operators are identified as main cause for the event. References to accounts of the events given by participants in the accident night are ...
The Chernobyl Disaster was a major explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. The reactor exploded just after 1am on April 26th, 1986. The explosion exposed the nuclear reactor's core, releasing enormous amounts of radiation into the atmosphere....
Slaven K., Croatia —I just watched your film. I knew it was a very sensitive matter, but it brought a tear to my eye by the end. From one point of view, I am aware (from-the-distance aware) of the disaster Chernobyl is, and the film perfectly depicts the story of humans on th...
fossil fuel’s emission of carbon dioxide is thought to be the leading cause of climate change—which is responsible for irreversible and catastrophic changes to the Earth. Yet, scientist had tremendous difficulty finding a safe, effective, and efficient form of energy supply that will met the gr...
The original INSAG report stated that the main cause for the disaster was the workers failing to perform operational procedures properly. However, a later revision on that report established that the actual cause was attributed more to the reactor design. This change does not diminish the fact tha...
Before you watch HBO's new miniseries, 'Chernobyl,' that dramatizes the nuclear power plant disaster, here's all the facts you need to know about the real Chernobyl disaster.