Inhoudsopgave
Wat is de oorzaak van de ramp in Tsjernobyl?
Het ongeval van Tsjernobyl is een menselijke fout, waarbij bewust controle- en veiligheidsmechanismen werden uitgeschakeld om een test uit te voeren. Daarbij ging het grondig fout. Op 26 april om 1u22 begon men het testprogramma uit te voeren, en werd de automatische beveiliging uitgeschakeld.
Hoe is Tsjernobyl geblust?
Na de explosie in de reactor was de eerste zorg om de brand te blussen, die was ontstaan na de ontbranding van grafiet en waterstofgas. Er was echter ook radioactief materiaal de omgeving in geworpen.
What is the significance of the Chernobyl disaster?
The Chernobyl disaster was a unique event and the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power where radiation-related fatalities occurred e. The design of the reactor is unique and in that respect the accident is thus of little relevance to the rest of the nuclear industry outside the then Eastern Bloc.
What is the Chernobyl Power Complex?
The Chernobyl Power Complex, lying about 130 km north of Kiev, Ukraine, and about 20 km south of the border with Belarus, consisted of four nuclear reactors of the RBMK-1000 design (see information page on RBMK Reactors ). Units 1 and 2 were constructed between 1970 and 1977, while units 3 and 4 of the same design were completed in 1983.
What was the population of Chornobyl at the time?
The old town of Chornobyl, which had a population of 12,500, is about 15 km to the southeast of the complex. Within a 30 km radius of the power plant, the total population was between 115,000 and 135,000 at the time of the accident.
What is the INSAG-7 Report on Chernobyl?
The present INSAG-7 report updates the Summary Report on the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Acci- dent (IAEA Safety Series No. 75-INSAG-l), published in September 1986. The con- clusions formulated in the report will broaden the basis for international consultations to enhance the safety of RBMK reactors.