Tokaimura Accident

See also:

• Society: History: By Time Period: Twentieth Century: Disasters  (1)

Chronology and Press Reports of the Tokaimura Criticality - - Chronological analysis and survey by the Institute for Science and International Security. Includes links to news reports.

The Tokaimura Accident - Nuclear Energy and Reactor Safety - - Lecture of the State University of New York. Provides background information, accident chronology, radiation exposure dose, aftermath and insights about the accident.

Tokaimura Nuclear Accident - Its Causes, Health and Environmental Effects - - Research conducted by freshman seminar students about the causes, health and environmental effects of the accident.

What Happened at Tokaimura - - Analysis by Physics Today On The Web covering the causes, the mechanisms and the magnitude of the accident.

Tokaimura Criticality Accident - - Report on the accident by the Uranium Information Centre. Background on the incident, description of events, explanation of the international nuclear event scale and industry overview. (June 1, 2000)

Accident Makes Japan Re-Examine A-Plants - - Collection of articles on the accident from the New York Times. Examines the effect of the accident on public opinion and governmental policy. (January 13, 2000)