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Chernobyl was a Nuclear Power Plant.
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Can an improperly managed nuclear plant explode like a nuclear weapon?
No. A nuclear weapon requires a critical amount of highly enriched fuel to be rapidly brought together to cause a sudden explosion. Nuclear plants use low enriched fuel which could never cause a nuclear explosion, and this fuel is dispersed through the reactor in any case so it could not suddenly come together. Any nuclear plant explosions (like Chernobyl) are caused by the presence of high pressure steam and water circuits, not the fact of it being a nuclear plant, though certainly if there is an explosion of a pressure circuit and hence a loss of coolant, and disruption of the nuclear reactor, radioactivity may escape from the plant. This is the chief preoccupation of designers and operators, to keep the plant safe and prevent this ever happening.
What is the function of a nuclear reactor of a nuclear plant?
simply, the nuclear reactor is the source of heat (or steam) for the nuclear power plant.
What are some of the issues of nuclear power plants?
Nuclear power amounts for a somewhat large portion of our the energy that we use. However, nuclear spills can be devastating. When a nuclear power plant leaks, radioactive material is released into the environment. This material is extremely harmful to humans and can cause many health problems and cancer. Radiation is spread through the air. It can take many years for the harmful material in the environment to go away. One of the most well-known nuclear accidents was the disaster at Chernobyl. Also, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan recently had a spill.
What is the positive of nuclear power plant?
what is negative of the nuclear power plant
What step was taken to insure the nuclear reactor was safe in chernobyl?
The RBMK reactors at Chernobyl were probably the most unsafe reactors ever designed and built. They should never have been built.
When was Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus created?
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus was created in 1986.
For what type of disaster is Chernobyl famous?
Chernobyl is famous for the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.
What country did the Chernobyl nuclear accident take place?
Russia, the nuclear plant was in the place called chernobyl :)
What is the name of the nuclear power plant that expoded in 1986?
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Is the Chernobyl nuclear plant still operating?
No
Did a Ukrainian nuclear power plant explode in 1986?
Yes, Chernobyl
What nuclear power plant had a meltdown in Ukraine?
Chernobyl
When did the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explode?
1986
What is an example of how local environmental disasters can have a global impact?
The incident at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Russia.
What type of reactions or fuel did the Chernobyl nuclear plant use?
Nuclear Fission
What was chernobyl before the accident?
The Chernobyl Power Complex refers to the nuclear power plant that used to be in Chernobyl, Ukraine. It operated with four nuclear reactors to supply power to the region.
What is famous about the city of Chernobyl?
The nuclear plant explosion of 1986
