Essays about: "Three Mile Island"

Found 2 essays containing the words Three Mile Island.

1. 1. Information Inadequacy in Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Richard Bertilsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Information Inadequacy; Nuclear meltdown; Nuclear accident; Three Mile Island; Chernobyl; Fukushima Daiichi;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to compare the cause of the, to date, three onlycommercial nuclear power plant accidents. These are very complex incidents,which have dire impact on society and the environment and therefore benefitfrom further investigation, if there lays a possibility of identifying factors thatcould prevent further accidents in the future. READ MORE

3. 2. Investigation of Conditions for Activation of Rupture Disk in BWR Containment Filtering System

   University essay from KTH/Kärnkraftssäkerhet

   Author : Guillem Beltran Arroyos; [2011]
   Keywords : GOTHIC software; rupture disk; large LOCA;

   Abstract : Due to the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 the Swedish government took the decision in 1986 to impose a pressure relief system for Swedish BWR’s which prevents containment overpressure in case of LOCA. This pressure relief system consists of a rupture disks in two different systems, non-filtered system 361 and filtered system 362. READ MORE