quiz 9 (nuclear accidents)
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what are the nuclear plant disasters
three mile island, chernobly, fukushima
what is the 3 mile island
took place in 1979 pennsylvania
cooling systems failed, core overheated and melted
steam reacted with zircon to make hydrogen gas
gas needed to be vented so it was released but quickly dissipated and didnt last long
what is chernobyl
happened in 1986 ukraine
reactor became unstable as they turned off a safety feature
runaway chain reaction caused steam build up leading to explosion
lots of radioactive material in environment still, 32 people died
what is fukushima
Japan 2011
damage from tsunami
power lost to cooling pumps
steam and zircon reacted to make H2 and exploded
all japands nuclear reactors were closed never reopened.