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A Brief History of Nuclear Reactor Accidents

Part of the Springer Praxis Books Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10500-5

ISBN: 978-3-031-10499-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 24, 2023

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The Physics of Nuclear Accidents

Marguet, Serge

Pages: 1 –27

[This chapter presents the physics necessary to understand a severe accident. First, the kinetic behavior of neutrons in a reactor is recalled, then the degradation of the reactor core is considered, either in the context of uncontrolled overpowering, or in the context of heat up due to lack of...
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Reactor Accidents in the Early Days of Nuclear Power

Marguet, Serge

Pages: 29 –209

[This chapter covers reactor accidents from the beginning of nuclear power until the 1980s. The accidents at Windscale (Great Britain), Vandellos (Spain), Vinča (Yugoslavia), SL-1 (USA), Santa Susana (USA), K-19 (USSR), Lagoona Beach (USA), Chapelcross (England), Grenoble (France), Lucens...
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The Three-Mile-Island Accident

Marguet, Serge

Pages: 211 –265

[The core meltdown accident at Three Mile Island in 1979 in the United States was a major challenge to nuclear safety in the scientific community. An accident considered impossible by the specialists had nevertheless occurred, raising fundamental questions such as the understanding of the...
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The Chernobyl Accident

Marguet, Serge

Pages: 267 –330

[The 1986 Chernobyl accident in Ukraine spread a very large quantity of radioactivity over the European continent. Reactor 4 literally exploded, and firefighters had great difficulty in stopping the fire. Many people died in the ranks of the personnel who intervened to limit the consequences of...
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The Fukushima Accident

Marguet, Serge

Pages: 331 –380

[The Fukushima accident in 2011 in Japan is the latest large-scale accident to date. A major tsunami led to the drowning of the plant and the destruction of four reactors by a succession of adverse circumstances, a historically unprecedented situation. This accident confirmed that even the most...

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