Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

Group 2:
Ankit Kumar 2016IPM
Deepanshu Agarwal 2019PGP NEED TO ADD A
Harika Kothapalli 2019PGP215 RADIOACTIVITY LOGO AND
Kavitha S 2019PGPH026 MAKE IT BETTER
Manabendra Das 2019PGPH
Nanditha Burman 2016IPM
Rishabh Jain 2019PGP
Introduction
• Background:
RBMK reactors
Test plan
Operating conditions
• Accident:
Explosion
• Explosion Hypothesis

Source: ChernobylPlace.com
MANAB
Crisis Management
• Fire containment
• Radiation levels
• Evacuation
• Delayed Announcements
• Explosion Risk
• Debris Removal
• Sarcophagus containment

HARIKA
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
What went wrong?

HARIKA
Anatoly Dyatlov
• Negligence
• Bullying
• Bad decision making
• Self serving bias
• Know when to pull the plug

KAVITHA
Nuclear plant
• "It was like airplane pilots experimenting with the engines in flight.“ – Valery
Legasov.
• Miscommunication
• Lack of awareness
Government
• Lack of accountability
• Cost cutting
• Lack of empathy
• Chernobyl was the start of the fall of the soviet union
Legasov
• Knew when to pull the plug
• Acknowledgment
• Did not hesitate to speak with fellow scientist and the public
• Made decisions to avoid repeat accidents
• Honesty

Nurses/Firemen
• Selflessness
• Timely action
• Teamwork
• Equanimity
Conclusion

NANDITA
References
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
• https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-
plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/anatoly-dyatlov
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Legasov