An introduction to serious nuclear accident chemistry

A review of the chemistry occurring inside a nuclear power plant during a serious reactor accident is presented. This includes some aspects of the behavior of nuclear fuel, its cladding, cesium and iodine. This review concentrates on the chemistry of an accident in a water-cooled reactor loaded with...

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Published in:Cogent chemistry 2015-12, Vol.1 (1), p.1049111
Main Author: Foreman, Mark Russell St. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cesium
Chernobyl
fallout
Fukushima
Iodine
Metal oxides
niobium
Nuclear accidents
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
radioactivity
serious reactor accidents
tellurium
Uranium
Uranium dioxide
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Summary:A review of the chemistry occurring inside a nuclear power plant during a serious reactor accident is presented. This includes some aspects of the behavior of nuclear fuel, its cladding, cesium and iodine. This review concentrates on the chemistry of an accident in a water-cooled reactor loaded with uranium dioxide or mixed metal oxide fuel.
ISSN:2331-2009
2331-2009
DOI:10.1080/23312009.2015.1049111