Q1. Chernobyl used the RBMK reactor design. The RBMK reactor design that was (and is still)...

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Q1. Chernobyl used the RBMK reactor design. The RBMK reactor design that was (and is still) used in Russia had some major design flaws, which would never be allowed to happen in the Western power plants. In addition, several safety protocols were either ignored or intentionally breached. a). List at least 3 of these design flaws/safety breaches and why they contributed to the accident at Chernobyl? b) Western nuclear reactors have 6 lines of defense (Defense in Depth) when it comes to reactor safety and the potential release of nuclear material and radiation into the atmosphere. The Three-Mile-Island (TMI) reactor had some of these lines of defense fail but ultimately there was no or very little radiation released. This is a question for you to do some further reading and research with, what are the 6 lines of Defense in Depth and how did they work or fail at TMI? c) Advanced reactors, that is Generation III and Generation IV, use a variety of methods to improve safety over Generation II designs. What is the main goal of these design changes (be more specific than "to improve safety"), and discuss briefly what these changes are in Gen III and Gen IV reactors? Q1. Chernobyl used the RBMK reactor design. The RBMK reactor design that was (and is still) used in Russia had some major design flaws, which would never be allowed to happen in the Western power plants. In addition, several safety protocols were either ignored or intentionally breached. a). List at least 3 of these design flaws/safety breaches and why they contributed to the accident at Chernobyl? b) Western nuclear reactors have 6 lines of defense (Defense in Depth) when it comes to reactor safety and the potential release of nuclear material and radiation into the atmosphere. The Three-Mile-Island (TMI) reactor had some of these lines of defense fail but ultimately there was no or very little radiation released. This is a question for you to do some further reading and research with, what are the 6 lines of Defense in Depth and how did they work or fail at TMI? c) Advanced reactors, that is Generation III and Generation IV, use a variety of methods to improve safety over Generation II designs. What is the main goal of these design changes (be more specific than "to improve safety"), and discuss briefly what these changes are in Gen III and Gen IV reactors?

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Answer and step by step explanation 1 The RBMK reactor design lacked a containment structure This was one of the most important safety features in a nuclear power plant that was missing from the Chern... View the full answer