everything up to 6 mi. inland. According to the NPA (National Police Agency) of Japan‚ 24‚ 656 people were affected by this catastrophe‚ which include the deceased‚ injured‚ and missing. The tsunami also affected three of the six nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant causing leakage of radioactive material. Many workers and even civilians worked hard to contain the harmful material for it to stop contamination in other areas‚ but it already spread. A The Associated Press news writer
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Natural Disasters Throughout earth‚ the life of an average person can change because of one day’s events. Communities that had been established over numerous decades can become a pile of rubble in a matter of hours and even minutes. The effect of a natural disaster can change a community forever. A natural disaster is anything that causes harm or damage from nature. Natural disasters can strike any part of the world‚ sometimes predicted others not. Japan is the one of the countries‚ most affected
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“Use of Nuclear Energy: Safe or Not?” 23 Aug Most countries today are becoming more and more dependent on nuclear power as a source of energy because of its high energy output and the availability of uranium used for fuelling nuclear reactors that generate power to provide electricity in households. Although using nuclear power as a source of energy has benefits like this‚ the danger posed by using nuclear power is very eminent. This was demonstrated in the recent Fukushima daiichi nuclear reactor
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Nuclear power‚ or nuclear energy‚ is the use of exothermic nuclear processes carried out in controlled manner‚ to generate useful heat and electricity. Nuclear power works by using the energy from nuclear fission or fusion to generate heat. At the moment‚ nuclear fusion is still a subject of intense research and not used in production which is a pity. Nuclear fission is basically what is happening in a reactor. Radioactive elements have unstable nuclei and they are constantly going through random
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The proposals apply to reduce the nuclear pollution after the Fukushima accident in Japan. An Annotated bibliography Nuclear Power in the World Today. (2012‚ April). World Nuclear Association. Retrieved from http://www.world-nuclear.org/ Evaluation Relevance: This article introduces the development trend of the nuclear energy. Evidence: In this resource‚ mainly talking about how the nuclear energy plant running‚ and the current situation of nuclear power. This source fits into my essay
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entire coast of Japan causing mass destruction and a deadly tsunami. Over 20‚000 deaths‚ 2000 missing‚ and thousands of houses destroyed has been the direct effect of these two natural disasters. (1) To this day over 230‚000 people haven’t returned to their old homes or villages. Japan faces these types natural disasters very often. In Japan Earthquakes and Tsunamis are very common. There is a tremor or mini earthquake in Japan every 5 minutes. There are over 2000 recorded earthquakes every year
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hard to find survivors among the debris and rubble‚ risking their lives to help that of others. The Japanese people are faced with many social problems that came about by this natural disaster. They are facing economical‚ health (physical and psychological)‚ and geographical issues. The survivors of the disaster are very fortunate. So far‚ the earthquake and tsunami have taken the lives of about 12‚000 people‚ the biggest death toll seen in Japan ever. These people are in a tough position because
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Harnessing Nuclear Energy The Superior Non-Renewable Alternative? BENJAMIN J DOWDLE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Throughout the first half of the 20th century‚ scientists and governments throughout the industrial world began to explore the concept of nuclear theory in an attempt to harness the powerful forces that hold together the nucleus of an atom. Unlike non-renewable energy sources‚ such as coal or natural gas‚ nuclear power plants do not emit global warming emissions while operating
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Title: How did Fukushima change the World? Mission statement: Egy esetleges zéró nukleáris energia politika hatása Japán energia piacára I. Introduction Fukushima is a prefecture in the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu in Japan. On Friday 11 March 2011 the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the region with an epicentre 130 km away from the east cost of the island. The historic-high magnitude of 9.0 was followed by a major tsunami that inundated about 560 sq km and resulted in human death toll of
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Year/Course: I – BSBA Date: August 31‚ 2011 Chapter I Nuclear Power Plant Introduction: Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world’s energy and 13–14% of the world’s electricity‚ with the U.S.‚ France‚ and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity. In 2007‚ the IAEA reported there were 439 nuclear power reactors in operation in the world‚ operating in 31 countries
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