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International nuclear reactor hazard study. Design and operational features, and hazards of commercial nuclear power reactors in the world (1986)

Auteur	Gruppe Ökologie Hannover
Datum	september 1986
Classificatie	6.01.3.10/56 (VEILIGHEID - REACTOREN - ALGEMEEN)
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Nuclear reactor accidents with catastrophic releases of radioactive materials are not 
just hypothetical events. They can and do in fact occur. This point was driven home 
by the Chernobyl disaster. Several hundreds of millions of people have been living 
under the radioactive cloud released at Chernobyl for weeks, and will be living with 
the radioactive fall-out in the soil for many decades.

It is the purpose of this study to look into the possibilities for similar accidents 
in other reactor types. The study concentrates on reactors which are being operated 
in large numbers in the world: Pressurized and Boiling Water Reactors (taking into 
account national differences), Magnox and Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors (AGR), 
Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (CANDU), as well as Graphite Moderated Boiling 
Water Reactors (RBMK, Chernobyl type) for comparison. Fast Breeder Reactors are 
discussed briefly, concentrating on the qualitative differences between breeders 
and thermal reactors.

Thus, this study covers an important part of the hazards associated with nuclear 
energy used. Due to the limited time available, other problem areas are not 
discussed here.

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