NUCLEAR & INDUSTRIAL

ACCIDENTS
Submitted by
Abhirami A S
Dept. of english
 INTRODUCTION
• NUCLEAR ENERGY A RENEWABLE
ENERGY RESOURCE IS USED FOR
PRODUCING ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY
FISSION REACTION IN NUCLEARD
REACTORS
• FISSION REACTION NOT ONLY
PRODUCE HEAT ENERGY BUT ALSO
EMIT HARMFUL RADIOACTIVE
RADIATIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE
• THE DAMAGE TO NUCLEAR REACTORS
MAY CAUSE SUCH NUCLEAR
ACCIDENTS AND HOLOCAUST
 NUCLEAR ACCIDENT
• IT IS THE MOST SERIOUS
HAZARD TO HUMAN BEING AND
THEIR HEALTH
• IT ALSO AFFECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT
• THE HUMAN CARELESSNESS OR
MACHINERY DAMAGES IN THE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LEADS
TO NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
TYPES OF NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS

• NUCLEAR TESTING OF ATOM

BOMBS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS
• NUCLEAR POWERPLANT
ACCIDENTS
• IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF
NUCLEAR WASTE
• ACCIDENTS DURING TRANSPORT
• CORE MELTING DOWN
Pictures showing some
nuclear accidents
 EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR
RADIATIONS
• IT BREAKS CHEMICAL BONDS OF DNA
& DAMAGE CELLS,
• CAUSE GENE MUTATIONS
• CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS IT MAY
TRANSFORM TO NEXT GENERATION
ALSO
• EYE CATARACT
• AFFECTS THYROID GLAND
• LEADS TO LUNG CANCER, SKIN
CANCER ETC
 CONTINUATION
• EXPOSURE AT LOW DOSE OF RADIATION
(100-250 hz) people will not die, but will began to
suffer from fatigue, anemia, loss of hair,
undergrowth, vomiting, allergies etc
• At high dose of radiation (400-500hz) affects the
bone marrow, reduce the rbc count, affects immune
system, reduce the power of blood clot
• At very high dose (1000hz) it will damage the
tissues of heart , kidney, lungs and brains thus leads
to death
 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
• An industrial accident is a serious event that
involves hazardous materials and that can
have consequences for the surrounding
population and environment.
• Depending on the nature of the products
involved, the accident can take the form of a
fire, an explosion or the emission of toxic or
radioactive material
CONSEQUENCES OF ACCIDENTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
• ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRUCTION
• HEALTH DEFECTS (BOTH INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL)
• PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
(STUNDED MENTAL GROWTH,
DEPRESSION,STRESS) DUE TO LOSS OF
PROPERTY, FAMILY MEMBERS,
LIVELIHOOD
• ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, & SOCIAL LOSS
TO COUNTRY
PICTURES OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
 CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS
• NUCLEAR WAR : 11 WORLD WAR ON 6th & 9TH AUGUST
1945 DUE TO ATOM BOMB EXPLOTION BY USA
• AT CHERNOBYL
DISASTER : WHEN OPERATOR LOST THE
CONTROL OF WATER – COOLED, GRAPHITE
MODERATED REACTOR DURING A LOW POWER TESTS
AT CHERNOBYL IN UKRAINE (26TH APRIL 1986)
• AT FUKSHIMA
DISASTER : NUCLEAR REACTOR GOT EXPLODED
DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAT EXCHANGERS ON 11TH
MARCH 2011 DUE TO AN EARTH QUAKE FOLLOWED BY
TSUNAMI OVER THE CITY OF FUKISHIMA (DAICHII)
 CONTROL MEASURES
• BAN NUCLEAR TESTING
• SHOULD HANDLED BY EXPERTS
• MINIMUM & EFFICIENT USE OF
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES & RADIATION
THERAPY (IN MEDICAL FIELDS FOR
TREATMENT)
• SUITABLE PRECAUTION NEED TO BE
TAKEN & TRAINING MUST BE GIVEN TO
THE PEOPLE FOR HANDLING
ACCIDENTAL MATERIALS
 CONTINUATION
• CONSTANT MONITORING OF THE
RADIATION LEVEL HAS TO BE CARRIED
OUT, LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE
WORKERS
• REGULAR CHECKS & CONTROL
MEASURES DONE BY ATOMIC ENERGY
REGULATORY BOARD UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY