•Outline of the accident
•Aims of the Chief Inspector’s Reports
•Openness and development of the project
•Conclusions & recommendations of Interim & Final Reports
Major external hazards affected site
Station blackout
Loss of some DC power
Loss of ‘ultimate heat sink’
Failure to cool reactor cores
Core melt and hydrogen generation
Explosions
Fission product releases over extended period
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