Causes of Chernobyl Lack Of A 'Safety Culture' The organisations responsible for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant lacked a 'safety culture' resulting in an inability to remedy design weaknesses despite being known about before the accident. Design Fault In The RBMK Reactor The RBMK reactor (RBMK, a Russian acronym translated roughly means "reactor cooled by water and moderated by graphite", is one of the two types of reactors the Soviets have built for the production …showed first 75 words of 829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 829 total…supplies. D. Demographic indications in 'contaminated' areas suggest that these areas are experiencing a decline as: 1.The birth rate has decreased 2.The work force has migrated from contaminated areas to uncontaminated areas thus in turn resulting in a shortage of labour and professional staff. E. The effected areas suffered major disruption to normal life and economic activity in particular with regard to agriculture and forestry production. F. $12.8 Billon of disruption occurred to the Soviet Economy.