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1st November 2011, 23:19
Here is an interesting article on the first 24hrs of the Japanese nuclear accident.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/24-hours-at-fukushima/0
THIS REPORT is based on interviews with officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the International Atomic Energy Agency, local governments, and with other experts in nuclear engineering, as well as a review of hundreds of pages of official reports.
I was alerted to this write up by a post at /. - I cannot top that posters introduction
In the first few days of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, no one outside the power station knew what the hell was happening. In the 9 months since, information has come out in confusing bits and pieces. Now, finally, we have an authoritative account of exactly what went wrong in the first 24 hours of the accident. It's a harrowing tale of creativity, heroism, and catastrophe. One thing I hadn't realized was just how close workers came to averting the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
I don't sponsor the notion that this is "authoritative", but it is an account and it is probably worth your while reading it :)
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/24-hours-at-fukushima/0
THIS REPORT is based on interviews with officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the International Atomic Energy Agency, local governments, and with other experts in nuclear engineering, as well as a review of hundreds of pages of official reports.
I was alerted to this write up by a post at /. - I cannot top that posters introduction
In the first few days of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, no one outside the power station knew what the hell was happening. In the 9 months since, information has come out in confusing bits and pieces. Now, finally, we have an authoritative account of exactly what went wrong in the first 24 hours of the accident. It's a harrowing tale of creativity, heroism, and catastrophe. One thing I hadn't realized was just how close workers came to averting the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
I don't sponsor the notion that this is "authoritative", but it is an account and it is probably worth your while reading it :)