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warnings for Russia‚ Taiwan‚ Hawaii‚ Indonesia‚ the Marshall Islands‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Australia‚ and the west coasts the U.S.‚ Mexico‚ Central America‚ and South America. According to the official toll‚ the disasters left 15‚839 dead‚ 5‚950 injured‚ and 3‚642 missing. Earthquake Causes Nuclear Disaster What’s more‚ cooling systems in one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in the Fukushima prefecture on the east coast of Japan failed shortly after the earthquake‚ causing a
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Energy Sources 1. Introduction Report suggests that the current main energy sources are fossil fuels (e. g. oil‚ gas‚ and coal) (Planete energies‚ n.d.). However‚ fossil fuels are non-renewable‚ it will run out in future and the price of oil‚ gas and electricity keeps rising yearly. As a result‚ the need of alternative energy is important. The main alternative sources are nuclear energy‚ solar energy‚ wind energy‚ hydroelectric energy‚ biomass power
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Role of Chemistry in Every day Life Chemistry has played a key role in determining the nature of the modern world. In reality chemistry is much interesting for both study and practice. While defining chemistry let us consider a traditional definition which states ’Chemistry is the science of matter which undergoes changes during chemical reaction’. But in reality chemistry goes beyond its traditional definitions. From the evolution of mankind itself‚ chemistry had a close connection with the daily
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"The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies in a standing waist deep in a gasoline‚ one with three matches and the other with five." Carl Saga. It all started with the discovery of the fission of the element Uranium‚ by Otto Hahn in 1938. But it was only in 1957 that the first commercial nuclear power plant was started to be operational in Calder Hall‚ Windscale‚ England. Since we have seen a series of breakthroughs in the field‚ but at the same time succumbed to some of the most disastrous
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chemical and radiation cause mutations. 5. Research about the current state of the animal and plant life on the land at and around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine or the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Answer the following questions: a. What is the approximate size of the evacuation area? This area is about 30Km and is called the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Pant Exclusion Zone b. Are the levels of radioactivity found in animals‚ plants and in the land dangerous? Are scientists
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Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project Introduction: At present‚ India is the sixth largest energy consumer in the world and is projected to emerge as the fourth largest consumer after the United States‚ China and Japan in the coming decades. India’s commercial energy basket is currently dominated by coal (53 percent); oil (31 percent) and gas (8 percent). Meeting increasing energy demands will remain one of the major issues for India in the 21st century owing to high dependency on energy imports.
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“DISASTERS CREATES OPPURTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT” DISASTER: Disaster can be defined as “The occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society‚ or community.” “An event or series of events which gives rise to casualties and/or damage or loss of property‚ infrastructure‚ essential services or means of livelihood on a scale which is beyond the normal capacity of the affected community’s ability to cope with out aid.” According to UNISDR
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Concern: Time for New EPA Policy ERIC ZOPPI DECEMBER 9TH‚ 2013 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Holy Fukushima: Statement of the Problem March 11th‚ 2011 - Töhoku Earthquake & Tsunami wreaked havoc upon Japan‚ resulting in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced crippling structural damage‚ as well as subsequent meltdowns of several nuclear reactors and steady leakage of Iodine-131‚ Cesium-137‚ Cesium134
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at our fingertips‚ people are able to hear about all sorts of different disasters going on around the world. We see in the news and on the internet the sad news of plane crashes‚ a home burning down‚ a city destroyed by an earth quake‚ or village flooded by a tsunami. Even with the knowledge of the horrible events occurring we still never think much of it because people feel so disconnected by them. When facing a major disaster many of us cannot comprehend how we would behave‚ or we would just assume
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