What could have been done to prevent Chernobyl?

We now know that properly designed process controls could have prevented the meltdown at Chernobyl. ... read more

There were two things that could have prevented or at least reduced the severity of the Chernobyl disaster. Better training of the operators would have helped the operators know the inherent danger of what they were doing and also what the most likely results of and the problems with the process. read more

The accident could have been prevented completely, and its consequences could have been mitigated, with effective training, management and regulatory oversight. Fukushima, in contrast, was the unfortunate consequence of a natural disaster — an earthquake followed by a tsunami that breached seawalls and flooded reactor buildings. read more

The Chernobyl design had a positive void coefficient (VC), meaning that an increase in core temperature (more boiling) further increased power generation. During the test on April 26, 1986, at 1: 23 a.m., a runaway condition developed during which the power generation reached over 100 times the design capacity and caused a steam explosion that blew off the 2,500-ton top of the reactor. read more

Easy, all the operators had to do was follow the procedure they were given, with no exceptions. Had they not deviated from the procedure, Chernobyl would have been at 1000 MWth and, at that power level, the accident would not have occurred. read more

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