Published 1986 | Version v1
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Reflections on Chernobyl

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Energy Analysis, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117

Description

In this paper the author discusses issues surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the possibility of inherently safe reactors. The author concludes that the possibility of inherently safe reactors is a powerful existence theorem and believes that eventually some inherently safe reactors will be built and their inherent safety demonstrated

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Mater. Manage.
Journal Volume
15
Series
Nucl. Mater. Manage.
Journal Page Range
20-23
ISSN
0362-0034
CODEN
NUMMB

Conference

Title
27. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management.
Dates
22-25 Jun 1986.
Place
New Orleans, LA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18023989
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; IODINE 131; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-860654--.