Two occupational workers, Mr. Qiao and Wang were injured by exposure of high frequency-high voltage electron accelerator during its commission in Tianjin electrical wire factory. The energy of the accelerator is 2.5 MeV. Its cooling water tank under Ti window was needed to change cooling water pipe. On 21 November 1995, while the accelerator has high voltage, but no electron beam was provided, five workers entered the irradiation hall to change cooling water pipe for 7-8 minutes. They did not wear personal dosimeter. Two of them were exposed by electron beam which caused skin burns. Medical diagnosis indicated the injury belongs to III - IV degree burn. Mr. Qiao's burn area is about 10 x 20 cm2. Mr. Wang's burn area is about 5 x 5 cm2. Three other workers were not found abnormal after medical examination because they were far away from Ti window. Mr. Qiao and Wang were treated by skin transgraft on 9 January 1996. After operation they are in good health and recovery phase. Justification: This event is rated at level 3 due to events resulting in external doses to one or more workers leading to acute health effects according to II-2.2 definition of level of the INES User's manual.
Jan vd Putte quickly changed from dressing as the pied piper at the protest during the IAEA nuclear power conference to warn for the Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom and its role in Ukraine.
Anke Herold, Executive Director Oeko-Institut, Freiburg (Germany), in Brussels about the claim to triple nuclear by 2050: IPCC scenarios vs forecast development of nuclear.
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[The Guardian]: "As nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices. The owner of Hinkley Point C has blamed inflation, Covid and Brexit as it announced the nuclear power plant project could be delayed by a further four years, and cost […]
From WNN: In 2022, 13 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 609,255 GWh of nuclear electricity - down 16.7% compared with 2021, according to figures released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. It noted this is the lowest level registered in the period from 1990, the first year for which comparable […]