The largest nuclear incident in human history released an estimated 400 times the radioactive material compared to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It all happened because of a test that was delayed by one shift, or was it the ultimate inevitability of a flawed reactor design?
With John Chidgey.
Prior Episode References:
Causality Episode 3: FukushimaCausality Episode 17: Three Mile IslandIodine-135Periodic TableList of Chemical ElementsXenon Poisoning in ReactorsNuclear Energy Slides [PDF]Neutron Cross-SectionRadiation burnRBMK Reactors Positive Void CoefficientChernobyl Accident TimelineChernobyl Timeline Of A Nuclear NightmareWhat Caused The DisasterTimeline Of Events The Chernobyl GalleryChernobyl DisasterChernobyl Sequence of EventsEssays, Regulations and Miscellaneous:
Chernobyl Essay [PDF]Regulation for 3rd and 4th Reactor [PDF]Regulations and ORM in Chernobyl’ disasterIndividual involvement in the Chernobyl disasterNew Safe ConfinementChernobyl New Safe ConfinementPlans for New Nuclear Reactors Worldwide
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Episode Gold Producer:
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Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.