Osvrt na nuklearnu elektranu Černobil

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): A review of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
• Author: Daria Ćorluka
• Mentor: Veljko Filipan (mentor)
• Committee member: Veljko Filipan (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Igor Sutlović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vladimir Dananić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Chemical Engineering

Abstract

Tema ovog rada je nesreća koja se dogodila 26. travnja 1986. u nuklearnoj elektrani Černobil, uzrokovana manama u dizajnu reaktora, neupućenosti osoblja u navedene mane i ignoriranjem sigurnosnih mjera prilikom provođenja sigurnosnog testa na reaktoru 4. Objašnjen je proces fisije koji se događa u reaktorima nuklearnih elektrana koje koriste obogaćeni uranij kao gorivo. Prikazani su povijest nuklearnih elektrana i razvoj reaktora, s posebnim naglaskom na RBMK-1000 reaktor koji je korišten u nuklearnim elektranama u bivšem Sovjetskom Savezu, pa tako i u nuklearnoj elektrani Černobil. Opisan je i shematski prikazan princip rada RBMK-1000 reaktora i objašnjene su njegove najbitnije karakteristike – pozitivni koeficijent praznina, koji posebno dolazi do izražaja pri niskim snagama reaktora, i loš dizajn kontrolnih šipki, vrh kojih je načinjen od grafita koji ne usporava lančanu reakciju nego ju, naprotiv, pospješuje. Nesreća u nuklearnoj elektrani Černobil prikazana je u odlomcima kronološki, sa shematskim prikazima tijeka nesreće. Prikazani su ljudski napori i žrtve tijekom sanacija posljedica nesreće, kao i zdravstvene posljedice stanovnika okolnog područja, pogotovo djece kod kojih je stostruko porastao broj raka štitnjače.

Abstract (english)

The topic of this thesis is the accident that occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, caused by flaws in the design of the reactor, staff’s lack of information about the mentioned flaws and the ignoring of safety measures when conducting the safety test on reactor No. 4. The fission process that occurs in nuclear power plant reactors that use enriched uranium as fuel is explained. The history of nuclear power plants and the development of reactors are presented, with special emphasis on the RBMK-1000 reactor, which was used in nuclear power plants in the former Soviet Union, including in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The working principle of the RBMK-1000 reactor is described and shown schematically, and its most important characteristics are explained - the positive void coefficient, which is especially important at low reactor powers, and the poor design of the control rods, the end of which is made of graphite, which does not slow down the chain reaction but, on the contrary, it promotes it. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is presented in paragraphs chronologically, with schematic representations of the course of the accident. The human efforts and sacrifices during the remediation of the consequences of the accident and the health consequences of the inhabitants of the surrounding area, especially of children, where the number of thyroid cancers has increased a hundredfold, are shown.

• Keywords: Černobil; RBMK reaktor; pozitivni koeficijent praznina; sigurnosni test; nuklearna energija
• Keywords (english): Chernobyl; RBMK reactor; positive void coefficient; safety test; nuclear energy
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:149:828101
• Study programme: Title: Chemical Engineering - Undergraduate study; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka kemijskog inženjerstva (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) inženjer/inženjerka kemijskog inženjerstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-03-10 12:18:55