Chernobyl: Is the Meltdown relevant to Canadian reactors?

1986, GE on CTV News; 5m54s




Although the Chernobyl reactor is a different design than the Canadian CANDU reactors, core meltdowns are possible in Canada due to a combination of human error and equipment malfunction. Gordon Edwards of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR) and Ian Wilson of the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) are interviewed.

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