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In Fukushima Nuclear Accident, you'll learn ...
- The sequence of events leading to the Fukushima nuclear accident.
- The key design characteristics of boiling water reactors (BWR) and their safety systems.
- The significance of emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) and backup power systems in maintaining reactor safety.
- Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident and their implications for nuclear safety globally
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 69 pages
This course describes a nuclear accident that occurred on March 11, 2011, at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The initiating event was an earthquake that created a tsunami. The facility was fatally damaged due to events subsequent to the tsunami. This course explains the type of nuclear reactors in use at Fukushima Daiichi and provides a timeline of how the event progressed and the efforts expended to safely shutdown the reactors. This event had a worldwide impact on the nuclear power industry and several important lessons were learned from this disaster.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The fundamental cause of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
- The type of nuclear reactors in use at Fukushima
- How a nuclear reaction is controlled
- The components of an ECCS system
- The progression of the accident
- Which radionuclides were released as a result of the accident
- How the public was impacted by the accident
- Lessons learned from this nuclear accident
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 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: 4 PDH
Length: 69 pages
