Chernobyl was a far more complex accident than you stated. It was a required study in the nuclear training I underwent. When we were SHOWN what happened and the timeline that was involved we were all HORRORFIED. We could SEE what they were trying to do, but the lack of attention on the operators part was the REALLY scary part. That more than anything scared us silly and re-enforced the professionalism and diligance that we KNEW we had to have when doing our jobs.
The details of what REALLY happened and the physics of what caused the accident are FAR beyond the scope of any discussion here.
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Originally Posted by Kapitain
Chernobyls design was radicaly diffrent to any other western design, infact america wanted plans of chernobyl, but what they didnt know was the reactor itself was flawed.
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We HAD that design of plants going back into the 50's. Heck, we blew a few of them up just testing the things. Yes, they were intentional and used to test transient power conditions and thermal characteristics.
Check out:
http://www.anlw.anl.gov/anlw_history...s/borax_i.html
Please note that one thing they do NOT tell you on that site is that they use a different kind of uranium than was used in Chernobyl. You nukes out there I am sure will know the difference. To the rest, yes, there are differenct kinds of fissionable uranium. They have VERY different nuclear properties.
Chernobyl was a tragedy. One that NEVER happens again I hope. It is like a timelapse megaton nuclear bomb going off. The WORLD is still facing the consequences of that day. The REAL effects are still some time away I fear.