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06.06 2005
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Chernobyl: The Ongoing Story of the World's Deadliest Nuclear Disaster
The nuclear reactors at Chernobyl - four were operating in 1986 - are of a type known as RBMK, a Russian acronym meaning Large Power Boiling Reactor. The RBMK generates electricity by heating water. The water turns to steam which, expanding under pressure, forces the blades of a turbine to turn. Each reactor powers two turbines.
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14.10 2004
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The Chernobyl Disaster
The accident that occurred at the Soviet Chernobyl plant on 26 April, 1986 forever skewed the argument against nuclear power. It was without doubt the worst nuclear accident in history, and left the world painfully aware of what could happen if things went wrong. Despite worries over fossil fuel reserves and global warming that would appear to favour nuclear power, its contribution to the global grid is decreasing. At the time of writing, there are about 440 operational reactors in 32 countries, generating 16% of the world’s electricity. Only 27 new reactors are under construction, mainly in eastern Europe and Asia
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Tour to Pripyat & Chernobyl Zone
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