Three Mile Island Accident
Introduction
Radioactive reactants are one of the leading source of electricity in our country thus making it very important to us. Radioactive compounds that are used to run the nuclear reactor's turbines by heating water into steam which run generators to produce electricity though are a dangerous hazard to us. There have been many nuclear plants accidents in our country, but the Three Mile Island accident is one of the most significant regarding hazard management ("How does a nuclear reaction take place?," n.d.) The purpose of this paper is to us to evaluate the Three Mile Island incident and conclude on why it's significant in our line of hazard management.
Summary of the Incident In the year 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant which has two nuclear material powered generators had an accident. During the incident the secondary reactor overheated causing the primary reactor to overheat too and cause massive damage. The incident was one of the best managed according to my perspective even though some people still doubt the fact that no significant health-related danger was posed to the civilians. After the accident, the reactor plant underwent an automatic shutdown of the whole chain though there was a failure of the pilot operated relief valve to close after the signal was fired. This caused leaking of vital reactor coolant water to the reactor coolant drain tank. As a result overheating of the reactor, coal occurred causing massive damage. The technicians involved did their best to manage the situation and in the process of securing radioactive gases to a secure disposal holding some gases leaked. They reported that the gases though was harmless to the people around the plant. The Hazard Material The primary hazard that posed a danger in this plant situation was the radioactive material. The control rods used in the reactor core produced the energy that was used to turn water into steam. The same control rods after the first incidence when the primary reactor coolant drained away causing overheat and subsequent massive damage on the reactor core contaminated the water, steam and gases around the primary reactor with radioactive material. It's …show more content…
There were many implemented regulations on nuclear activity and safety. All were meant to ensure security of workers and preparedness to handle any accident that would have happened from then. First of all, there was the upgrading of materials that were being used at the plant, starting with firefighting equipment and escape plans. There was also installation of more complex equipment's to monitor and help in controlling of any accidents that occurred. In response to the newly installed devices, there was also training of more working force to handle all the situations. These are just some of the long-term implementations that were made. ("Three Mile Island | TMI 2 |Three Mile Island Accident. - World Nuclear Association," n.d.)
Conclusion
This incident was one of the most serious incidents in the American history hazard caused accidents. Luckily enough the professionals manning the plant were able to contain it to avoid any accidents. The emergency response worked on the plan though there was a malfunction of the pilot manned valve. I would recommend that all nuclear plants follow an example of this plant and install emergency response protocols and responses from the lesson learnt from this
Introduction
Radioactive reactants are one of the leading source of electricity in our country thus making it very important to us. Radioactive compounds that are used to run the nuclear reactor's turbines by heating water into steam which run generators to produce electricity though are a dangerous hazard to us. There have been many nuclear plants accidents in our country, but the Three Mile Island accident is one of the most significant regarding hazard management ("How does a nuclear reaction take place?," n.d.) The purpose of this paper is to us to evaluate the Three Mile Island incident and conclude on why it's significant in our line of hazard management.
Summary of the Incident In the year 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant which has two nuclear material powered generators had an accident. During the incident the secondary reactor overheated causing the primary reactor to overheat too and cause massive damage. The incident was one of the best managed according to my perspective even though some people still doubt the fact that no significant health-related danger was posed to the civilians. After the accident, the reactor plant underwent an automatic shutdown of the whole chain though there was a failure of the pilot operated relief valve to close after the signal was fired. This caused leaking of vital reactor coolant water to the reactor coolant drain tank. As a result overheating of the reactor, coal occurred causing massive damage. The technicians involved did their best to manage the situation and in the process of securing radioactive gases to a secure disposal holding some gases leaked. They reported that the gases though was harmless to the people around the plant. The Hazard Material The primary hazard that posed a danger in this plant situation was the radioactive material. The control rods used in the reactor core produced the energy that was used to turn water into steam. The same control rods after the first incidence when the primary reactor coolant drained away causing overheat and subsequent massive damage on the reactor core contaminated the water, steam and gases around the primary reactor with radioactive material. It's …show more content…
There were many implemented regulations on nuclear activity and safety. All were meant to ensure security of workers and preparedness to handle any accident that would have happened from then. First of all, there was the upgrading of materials that were being used at the plant, starting with firefighting equipment and escape plans. There was also installation of more complex equipment's to monitor and help in controlling of any accidents that occurred. In response to the newly installed devices, there was also training of more working force to handle all the situations. These are just some of the long-term implementations that were made. ("Three Mile Island | TMI 2 |Three Mile Island Accident. - World Nuclear Association," n.d.)
Conclusion
This incident was one of the most serious incidents in the American history hazard caused accidents. Luckily enough the professionals manning the plant were able to contain it to avoid any accidents. The emergency response worked on the plan though there was a malfunction of the pilot manned valve. I would recommend that all nuclear plants follow an example of this plant and install emergency response protocols and responses from the lesson learnt from this