NUCLEAR BRIEFING Describe how the reactor at Three Mile Island (or Chernobyl) was supposed to work. What went wrong and what are the implications of the accident?

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NUCLEAR BRIEFING <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/> Describe how the reactor at Three Mile Island (or Chernobyl) was supposed to work. What went wrong and what are the implications of the accident? On 26th April 1986, what was described as "The world's worst nuclear disaster" occurred …

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…friendly form of energy production when waste is adequately disposed. If worldwide standards are met and safety precautions strictly adhered to then nuclear power plants would be seriously considered as a reliable, large-scale, future energy source. http://www.nirs.org/reactorwatch/accidents/cherfact.htm http://www.nato.int/du/docu/d000500e.htm#6 http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/U.html "Atomic Energy" by Matthew J Gaines, science writer for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority