How are the sites of major nuclear disasters cleaned?

The only other nuclear accident to be rated a 7, the highest on the international scale, was Chernobyl in 1986 in Ukraine. read more

Serious nuclear power plant accidents include the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011), Chernobyl disaster (1986), Three Mile Island accident (1979), and the SL-1 accident (1961). Nuclear power accidents can involve loss of life and large monetary costs for remediation work. read more

They're cleaning up the sources of the radiation. In nuclear disasters, the radioactive material is ejected from the reactor (via steam, water, explosion, etc.) and the radioactive debris is scattered. Cleaners scrub down possibly contaminated surfaces of this debris so it can be (hopefully) washed away or contained. read more

Process Industry Forum have gathered information about the Top 10 Nuclear disasters from all around the world. Nuclear disasters and their repercussions. Process Industry Forum have gathered information about the Top 10 Nuclear disasters from all around the world. read more