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In Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, you'll learn ...
- The significance of the Chernobyl accident
- The design of the RBMK reactors at Chernobyl
- What caused the accident to occur
- The environmental consequences of the accident
Overview
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Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 45 pages
This 3-hour course covers the 1986 meltdown of reactor #4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. This is the most serious nuclear accident to date, which caused the loss of life and displacement of thousands of people. The course explains the unique characteristics of the RBMK reactors at Chernobyl, the test plan that went awry, the principal causes of the accident, and the resulting impacts of the disaster.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how the INES scale is used to classify nuclear events.
- Identify the severity of the Chernobyl accident on the INES scale.
- Describe the operating principle of an RBMK reactor.
- Explain the design flaws that escalated the accident.
- Summarize the response and evacuation effort following the accident.
- Describe the decommissioning of the plant and the permanent confinement measures.
- Identify the lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 45 pages
