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Brookhaven lecture series No. 227: The Chernobyl accident

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6439278· OSTI ID:6439278

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