Published May 25, 1986
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Journal article
Chernobyl: radiation and disinformation
Creators
Description
A brief review is presented of the accident at Chernobyl and the delay in reporting it. A hypothesis is suggested for the cause of the accident and subsequent increase in intensity as resulting from decomposition of water and release of hydrogen at the high temperatures reached. Comments are also made on radiation levels compared with those from natural background radiation and from mass-radiography. (V.J.H.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Tchernobyl: irradiation et desinformation
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Rev. Polytech.
- Journal Issue
- no.5
- Series
- Rev. Polytech.
- ISSN
- 0374-4256
- CODEN
- RVPTB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Switzerland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Switzerland
- INIS RN
- 18031684
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTIVITY LEVELS; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; HYPOTHESIS; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REVIEWS; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SOLVENTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS