The Chernobyl accident and its implications for the United Kingdom

Book · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7257718

Worley, N; Lewins, J

This book describes the 1986 accident at Chernobyl to a USSR RBMK boiling water, graphite moderated pressure tube reactor and the sequence of events that led to what has been described as the worst accident in the world. It gives a description of the technical and operational steps that occurred during and after the accident. The release of radioactivity into the environment is covered, and the large scale post-accident measures in the USSR and Europe described in detail. The book examines the nuclear power industry in the UK.

• OSTI ID: 7257718
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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