Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Curse of the Nuclear Geni
This book examines the three most well-known and socially important nuclear accidents. Each of these accidents had significant, yet dramatically different, human and environmental impacts. Unique factors helped shape the overall pattern and scale of each
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ree Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Curse of the Nuclear Genie
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima
Thomas Filburn • Stephan Bullard
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Curse of the Nuclear Genie
Thomas Filburn Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hartford West Hartford, CT, USA
Stephan Bullard Hillyer College University of Hartford West Hartford, CT, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-34053-1 ISBN 978-3-319-34055-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-34055-5
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Contents
1
How Do Nuclear Reactors Work? ......................................................... Introduction ............................................................................................... Nuclear Basics .......................................................................................... References .................................................................................................
1 1 2 13
2
Why Pressurized Water? ........................................................................ The Origins of the PWR ........................................................................... References .................................................................................................
15 15 28
3
Three Mile Island .................................................................................... Introduction ............................................................................................... The TMI Accident..................................................................................... References ............................................................................
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