Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Curse of the Nuclear Genie
This book examines the three most well-known and socially important nuclear accidents. Each of these accidents had significant, yet dramatically different, human and environmental impacts. Unique factors helped shape the overall pattern and scale of each disaster, but a major contributing factor was...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, How we got there
- Chapter 1. Nuclear Fundamentals
- Chapter 2.Fukushima, design facts
- Chapter 3.Great Japan Earthquake and Fukushima accident history Eg Units 5 & 6 untouched by tsunami, because cliff was not removed for them Ge design, back up turbine/generator in basement Recovery effort status
- Chapter 4.Fukushima Daiichi today
- Chapter 5 BWR design history, why GE, Borax experiments GE, Vallecitos, Dresden GE design duplicated at Fukushima, including diesels in basement
- Chapter 6.Zircalloy clad fuel elements, history, H2O electrolysis at high temp, H2 gen
- Chapter 7. station blackout previously considered non credible accident
- Chapter 8.Chernobyl accident history
- Chapter 9.Graphite moderated reactor Russian history, Chicago pile to weapons production
- Chapter 10.Leningrad and other RBMK problems, precursor to Chernobyl disaster
- Chapter 11.TMI
- Chapter 12. PWR selected because of US navy preference
- Chapter 13.Conclusion