Plutonium Production Reactor In Accident
Former AEC head Dixy Lee Ray says Soviet Chernobyl complex housed four 1,000 MW reactors used for electricity and plutonium. She cites Energy Department sources and notes design differences with U.S. graphite core reactor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Island
Wash
Scandinavia
Old Atomic Energy Commission
Dixy Lee Ray
Washington State
Energy Department
Chernobyl
Frank Graham
Atomic Industrial Forum
Sweden says Soviets seek fire advice on nuclear plant
A Swedish official said the Soviet Union sought Swedish advice on fighting a fire in a nuclear reactor. He also stated there had been a core meltdown at Chernobyl, and radiation levels across Northern Europe were falling but could rise again as the accident continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Henry Kissinger
Tacoma
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Soviet Union
Frigges Reisch
State Nuclear Power Inspection Board
Chernobyl
Kiev
Reisch
Finland
Ulf Baverstam
National Institute of Radiation Protection
Abc-Tv
Good Morning America
Torkel Bennerstedt
Europe
Bennerstedt
Tass
Nuclear accident details stir concern over reactor safety
Experts describe the Chernobyl incident as a severe reactor mishap with possible rupture of the main vessel. Radiation monitors record elevated fallout across Scandinavia while officials debate containment and meltdown risks for different reactor designs.
Soviet Reactor Not Open To Inspection By IAEA
Vienna AP reports the Soviet nuclear plant that leaked radioactivity was not open to IAEA inspection. Hans Friedrich Meyer said inspectors have only seen one power station and one research reactor in the USSR, none like Chernobyl, and it is unclear if the reactor has a containment vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Thane Gustavson
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Georgetown University
Three Mile Island
Washington, D.C
WJLA
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Julius Goodman
Los Angeles Times
Goodman
California State University
Long Beach
Vienna
Austria
International Atomic Energy Agency
Hans-Frierich Meyer
Meyer
Associated Press
Kiev
United States
Three Mile Island cooling failure sparks mass evacuation
Early March 28 1979 a valve and indicator failure at the Three Mile Island plant near Harrisburg Pennsylvania allowed fuel to lose cooling water prompting 250000 residents to flee. Officials debated core melting hydrogen risk and potential explosion as reporters pressed for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
General Public Utilities Co
China
Kremlin forecasts bigger nuclear program in five years
Moscow reports Soviet leaders project doubling nuclear capacity by 1995 and over 20 percent of electricity from reactors by 1990. Chernobyl accident may affect plans though details are sparse. Western observers note about 45 reactors, many lacking containment, with graphite moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Nikolai I. Ryzhkov
Chernobyl
Kiev
Siberia
American Nuclear Society
Meltdown Risks Highlight Nuclear Reactor Accidents
The article explains how meltdowns occur when core heat cannot be removed, comparing Three Mile Island and Chernobyl as extreme cases. It notes core temperatures rising to thousands of degrees, potential containment breach, and the release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere with variable dispersion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Three Mile Island
U.S
Chernobyl
Kiev
Soviet Union
TMI
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chernbyl
Chernobyl Plant
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Odessa Polytechnic University
State Power Board
Ed Zebroski
Willie T. Davis
New Ellenton
Johnnie Mae
Willie Fred
Tommy Davis
Eejay’s
DMC
Southside Gallery
Silver Bluff
Aiken
Monthru
J.B. White
Henson Kickernick
Alice Roecker
Heritage Square
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!