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Lancet Oncoloy. 25 years after Chernobyl: lessons for Japan?
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Apr 26, 2011
25 years after Chernobyl: lessons for Japan?
Kirsten B Moysich, Philip McCarthy, Per Hall
On April 25, 1986, operators shut down unit 4 of the power plant at Chernobyl, in the former Soviet Union, to test the emergency power system in the event of power loss. The nuclear reactor? a different type than those damaged in the recent tsunami in Japan?was a graphite-moderated light water reactor that is now considered obsolete for use, although it still remains in use in some parts of the former Soviet Union. As with most nuclear power plants, uranium fission led to thermal generation, heating water to provide steam for electricity generation.
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Apr 26, 2011
25 years after Chernobyl: lessons for Japan?
Kirsten B Moysich, Philip McCarthy, Per Hall
On April 25, 1986, operators shut down unit 4 of the power plant at Chernobyl, in the former Soviet Union, to test the emergency power system in the event of power loss. The nuclear reactor? a different type than those damaged in the recent tsunami in Japan?was a graphite-moderated light water reactor that is now considered obsolete for use, although it still remains in use in some parts of the former Soviet Union. As with most nuclear power plants, uranium fission led to thermal generation, heating water to provide steam for electricity generation.
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