Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and Their Remediation
Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and Their Remediation

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher: IAEA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9789201147059

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The explosion on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the consequent reactor fire resulted in an unprecedented release of radioactive material from a nuclear reactor and adverse consequences for the public and the environment. Although the accident occurred nearly two decades ago, controversy still surrounds the real impact of the disaster. Therefore the IAEA, in cooperation with other UN bodies, the World Bank, as well as the competent authorities of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, established the Chernobyl Forum in 2003. The mission of the Forum was to generate 'authoritative consensual statements' on the environmental consequences and health effects attributable to radiation exposure arising from the accident as well as to provide advice on environmental remediation and special health care programmes, and to suggest areas in which further research is required. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident.

The Chernobyl Accident
The Chernobyl Accident

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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The INIS Reference Series defines the rules, standards, formats, codes and authority lists on which the International Nuclear Information System is based. Over the years most manuals have been revised or merged, and further revisions will be issued in the future. The series consists of 10 current manuals, all of which are available in print, on microfiche and many in electronic form, as described below. The Thesaurus gives the Spanish translation of the controlled vocabulary to be used by INIS members to index the literature they report to INIS. This authority ensures consistent subject indexing. Revision 32 of the Spanish version contains 19 422 accepted terms (descriptors) and 6065 forbidden terms (non-descriptors). The terms are listed alphabetically in Spanish, followed by the English equivalent, and with each alphabetic entry a 'word block' containing all the terms associated with that particular entry is displayed.

Policy Shock
Policy Shock

Author: Edward J. Balleisen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-11-02

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 1107140218

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In this book, compelling case studies show how past crises have reshaped regulation, and how policy-makers can learn from crises in the future.

The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1
The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1

Author: IAEA

Publisher:

Published: 1996-06-30

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9789202017962

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The purpose of this report is to update findings of the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group's Summary Report on the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident (INSAG-1), published in September 1986, in the light of further information that has been revealed since that meeting. INSAG stands by the general conclusions of INSAG-1 about the accident's causes and their implications for the safety of the Chernobyl type light water cooled graphite moderated RBMK reactors. However, the new information, which derives from studies made in the then USSR on the physical origins of the accident, has led INSAG to shift the emphasis of its conclusions from the actions of the operating staff to faulty design of the reactor's control rods and safety systems. Deficiencies in the regulation and management of safety matters throughout the Soviet nuclear power industry have also been revealed and are discussed. Two detailed Soviet reports on the causes and circumstances of the Chernobyl accident, translated into English by the IAEA, and a statement of measures that have been taken to enhance the safety of RBMK reactors are included.