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Reflections on Chernobyl

Journal Article · · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6520460
The Chernobyl and Three Mile Island reactor accidents are revealing some of the social costs of such failures, widespread opposition to nuclear power. As far as mortality and morbidity go, Chernobyl was probably a smaller incident than the chemical disaster at Bhopal. But nuclear people must accept the idea that a nuclear hazard is perceived as somehow different. Since nuclear energy will be needed to replace oil eventually, and the environmental impacts of properly operating nuclear power plants are far less than those of fossil fuelled power plants, this appears to be an appropriate time for the United States and other interested countries to start developing inherently safe nuclear power plants which will be acceptable to the public.
Research Organization:
Institute for Energy Analysis, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN
OSTI ID:
6520460
Journal Information:
Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 15:1; ISSN NUMMB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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