RE:France had a leak in its nuclear power plant recently
by victor on Jul 19, 2008 07:35 PM Permalink
PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE The Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster
by European Liaison Group London 1986
The Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster
"In matters nuclear one thing is certain: there is no protection in an iron curtain." A letter in The Times May 3rd, 1986.
On the 26th of April 1986 shortly after midnight, to be precise, at 1:23 GMT, there occurred near the Ukrainian town of Chornobyl a tremendous explosion at a huge nuclear power plant, followed by a gradual meltdown of the reactor No. 4.
Chornobyl[*] is situated 80 miles north-west of Kiev, the ancient capital of Ukraine and the Soviet Union's third largest city.
It was by far the worst nuclear reactor accident ever, which immediately sent a radioactive cloud across neighbouring Byelorussia, Poland and the Baltic Republics towards Scandinavia.
Within days, borne by shifting winds, radioactive mists wafted beyond Soviet borders and spread across most of Europe causing anxiety, apprehension and fear.
The most badly affected were the Republics of Ukraine and Byelorussia. They suffered large scale involuntary irradiation, due to extensive secrecy, and great economic damage. Furthermore the contaminated air mass passed over large areas of Poland and also over parts of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Yugoslavia and a number of West European countries.
Was the disaster unavoidable? How and why did it happen? Could it have been prevented? Why did it happen
RE:France had a leak in its nuclear power plant recently
by Virgo on Jul 20, 2008 12:39 AM Permalink
Sure, so also it is dangerous to walk or travel in any Indian city. There is a very good chance of getting mowed down by a truck. The solution- never go out. But then again, you may be hit by a lightning or an earthquake any time!
RE:France had a leak in its nuclear power plant recently
by praful nikam on Jul 20, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
I attended the security seminars for nuclear reacters in BHABHA atomic research center, and i know this accidents are rare case and can be easily avoidable, any way Tarapoor plant running near mumbai for many years, if so much cautious then u cannot move ahead with any thing. What if DAM of water brokedown, balbalbalbal....
