Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Course Number: ED-3004
Credit: 3 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Lee Layton, P.E.
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Overview

In Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, you'll learn ...

  • The significance of the Chernobyl accident
  • The design of the RBMK reactors at Chernobyl
  • What caused the accident to occur
  • The environmental consequences of the accident

Overview

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Credit: 3 PDH

Length: 45 pages

This 3-hour course covers the 1986 meltdown of reactor #4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. This is the most serious nuclear accident to date, which caused the loss of life and displacement of thousands of people. The course explains the unique characteristics of the RBMK reactors at Chernobyl, the test plan that went awry, the principal causes of the accident, and the resulting impacts of the disaster.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • How the INES scale works
  • The severity of the Chernobyl accident on the INES scale
  • The operating principle of a RBMK reactor
  • Design flaws that escalated the event
  • The response and evacuation effort
  • Decommissioning of the plant and permanent confinement measures
  • The lessons learned from this disaster

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.

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Length: 45 pages

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