Fukushima What went wrong?
- đ¤ Speaker: Tony Roulstone, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (formerly Head of Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering)
- đ Date & Time: Tuesday 12 April 2011, 19:30 - 21:00
- đ Venue: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ
Abstract
On 11th March an unprecedented earthquake and subsequent tsunami crippled a six reactor site in NE Japan at Fukushima. Tony Roulstone from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering will attempt to explain what happened during the period of two weeks when the world watched as the operators grappled with a different problem each day which damaged at least four of reactors and has impacted the renaissance in nuclear energy around the world. Though details are sketchy, Tony Roulstone will attempt to demystify the accident.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings series.
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Tony Roulstone, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (formerly Head of Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering)
Tuesday 12 April 2011, 19:30-21:00