With soaring energy prices, people around the country are talking up nuclear power. This might be a good time to pull the following item out of your depository collection:
Report on the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station
by United States. Dept. of Energy.; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.; et al
Publisher: Washington, DC : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission : Available from Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1987]
Edition: Rev. 1
SuDoc: Y3.N88:10/1250
WorldCat Link: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25206856
This report is based on both American and Soviet sources. The report has chapters that expound on the following points:
- The unique design of the Chernobyl reactor.
- That the accident happened during a test where …
- the test procedure had not been reviewed for safety
- management control of the test was not maintained
- the test procedure was not followed
- safety systems were bypassed
The report also details post accident actions taken by the Soviet Union. This shouldn’t be considered the final word on Chernobyl, but might add information to the ongoing debates over nuclear power.
