Tokaimura nuclear accidents
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The Tokaimura nuclear accidents were two nuclear incidents which occurred near the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The first accident occurred on 11 March 1997, producing an explosion aft
Tokai Nuclear Plant, Japan's first nuclear power station
Cherenkov radiation
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Cherenkov radiation is an electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium. A classic exa
Tokaimura nuclear accidents
…a platform to assist in pouring the solution. Yokokawa was sitting at a desk four metres away. All three technicians observed a blue flash (possibly Cherenkov radiation) and gamma radiation alarms sounded. Over the next several hours, the fission reaction produced continuous chain reactions. Ouchi and Shinohara immediately…
Cherenkov radiation glowing in the core of the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
Cherenkov radiation in the University of Massachusetts Lowell Radiation Laboratory
Cherenkov radiation in a TRIGA reactor pool.