Meltdown situation

Eventually, the situation was brought under control, and only a minimal amotmt of radiation was released to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, inspections of the reactor core in subsequent years showed that the damage was extensive, and that they had been nearer to a meltdown situation than they realized at the time. 

As described in Chapter 1, the three largest radiological accidents of the last twenty years tire tlie explosion at Chernobyl, the partial core meltdown at Three Mile Island Unit 2, tuid the mishandling of a radioactive source in Brazil. The least publicized, but perhaps tlie most appropriate of tliese accidents, witli respect to waste management, was tlie situation in Brazil. 

Figure 19.13 depicts the meltdown behaviour of ice creams with different compositions. In experimental situations, 50% of the skim milk powder was replaced by whey protein in the form of either conventional whey protein or WPP (Koxholt et al. 2001). 

Result. Core meltdown and considerable release of radiation to containment. A small amount was released to the environment. Reactor written off—operation of TMI-1 suspended. Clean-up and investigations have cost billions of dollars. Since then, there has been extensive reappraisal of safety requirements and no further ordering of nuclear plant by utilities in the USA. Uncertainty of situation and media reaction led to large public concern. 

The Caribbean tourism industry felt the impact of the financial meltdown of late 2008 in ways marketers at Cap Cana could not have anticipated. One hotelier described the situation like this I ve been in the business 38 years. I have seen the impact of the Gulf War. I have seen the recession of 80s. Certainly September 11... But nothing has been of a global nature, which makes the current financial situation we are in much more worrisome (Coto, 2008). 

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