nbsp   Are CANDU reactors similar to the Chornobyl design?
[A. CANDU Technology] [B. The Industry] [C. Cost/Benefit] [D. Safety/Liability] [E. Waste] [F. Security/Non-Proliferation] [G. Uranium] [H. Research Reactors] [I. Other R&D] [J. Further Info] On April 26, 1986, the Unit 4 reactor at Chornobyl*, near Kiev in the Ukraine, suffered the worst nuclear accident in history. A combination of poor design, almost nonexistent safety culture, and human error lead to an uncontrolled power increase that destroyed the core and dispersed radioactive contamination over a wide region of the Ukraine and Byelorussia. See the IAEA’s summary marking the 20th anniversary in 2006: “Revisiting Chernobyl: 20 Years Later”, as well as the World Nuclear Association’s summary at www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.htm. The tragic events of April 26, 1986 are in many ways peculiar to the type of reactor involved, the philosophy and training of those operating it, and the political infrastructure governing the country (the former U.S.S.R.) at the time. It is n
[A. CANDU Technology] [B. The Industry] [C. Cost/Benefit] [D. Safety/Liability] [E. Waste] [F. Security/Non-Proliferation] [G. Uranium] [H. Research Reactors] [I. Other R&D] [J. Further Info] On April 26, 1986, the Unit 4 reactor at Chornobyl*, near Kiev in the Ukraine, suffered the worst nuclear accident in history. A combination of poor design, almost nonexistent safety culture, and human error lead to an uncontrolled power increase that destroyed the core and dispersed radioactive contamination over a wide region of the Ukraine and Byelorussia. See the IAEA’s summary marking the 20th anniversary in 2006: “Revisiting Chernobyl: 20 Years Later”, as well as the World Nuclear Association’s summary at www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.htm. The tragic events of April 26, 1986 are in many ways peculiar to the type of reactor involved, the philosophy and training of those operating it, and the political infrastructure governing the country (the former U.S.S.R.) at the time. It is n
