Brookhaven lecture series No. 227: The Chernobyl accident
This lecture discusses the events leading to, during, and following the Chernobyl Reactor number 4 accident. A description of the light water cooled, graphite moderated reactor, the reactor site conditions leading to meltdown is presented. The emission of radioactive effluents and the biological radiation effects is also discussed. (FI)
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 6439278
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-52033; ON: DE87007040
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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