your own or other countries. “How about building the nuclear power plant in your house yard?” The most classic riposte on the proposal of building a nuclear power plant‚ first broached in 1966 (Patchimpattapong‚ 2010) ‚ has lasted more than forty years in Thailand. Having obstructed the realization of the plant for almost half a century‚ the grievous concern over safety issue is warranted by the list of more than thirty nuclear power plant accidents since 1957‚ led by the most devastating
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Nuclear Power Assignment -Containment structure: This is usually a big concrete dome or structure that protects workers and the area around it from potentially dangerous radiation. The walls of the structure are metres thick of concrete to absorb the radiation. -Reactor: The reactor is the most important part of the process as it produces heat which forms steam to power the turbines therefore creating electricity. It uses uranium-235 or in some cases plutonium-239. -Control rods: Control
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Americans would agree that all of these forms of alternative energy are safe and should be pursued as new means of powering the country. However‚ there is one well-known energy source that stirs up dissent and division among the country’s citizens: nuclear power. It’s no secret that in the past decade or so the United States has been actively seeking to curb its dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal‚ foreign oil‚ and also oil and gasoline that is produced right here in the country.
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Erickson Chemistry Honors Period: 1-2 Nuclear Power debate Nuclear power is extremely costly. Building or restarting the number of nuclear power plants would cost trillions of dollars. For example‚ there was an estimate created by the Florida Power and Light Company to create a new reactor plant with a price tag of $12- $18 billion dollars for a single project. This shock would be passed on to consumers already struggling in a weak economy. Nuclear Power will not decrease our reliance on Middle
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Japan triggered a massive tsunami which eventually caused a nuclear power plant outbreak. The tsunami‚ 14-metres in height struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant‚ which is located in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Fukushima Prefecture. This resulted in loss of power to the reactors of Units 1‚ 2 and 3.Along with this damage‚ the cooling system failed to work and there were hydrogen explosions which ended in damaging the nuclear plant. The damages also include extensive release of radioactive
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A nuclear explosion is caused by the release of energy in an atom‚ either through fission or fusion. Fission weapons cause an explosion by the splitting of atomic nuclei. This happens when a neutron collides with the nucleus of an atom. The protons in the nucleus are transformed into a great amount of energy and two or three more neutrons are sent out‚ which go on to split other nuclei. If this continues‚ a chain reaction will occur. The result is a gigantic explosion. To form a chain reaction‚ a
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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Nuclear Power Plant Persuasion Letter Dear Mayor‚ I have herd of your recent decision to build a power plant in our town I personally wanted to make sure you knew the consequences and effects of this before you made any drastic decisions. Over the past decade nuclear power has been used as a source of domestic energy and this has been increasing. But did you ever think about the heat rejection‚ gaseous emissions‚ environmental impact‚ and social impact. When it comes down to the heat rejection
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States must become cognizant that the use of nuclear energy is by far the most efficient policy regarding the creation of power despite the possible risks. This is the belief of William Tucker‚ the author of the New York Times published article‚ “Why I Still Support Nuclear Power‚ Even after Fukushima”. Although the production of nuclear power brings about possible risks‚ Tucker believes that the concerns regarding the creation of nuclear energy proves idle compared to the risks of
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an Iranian Nuclear Weapon on The Arabian Gulf Region Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons constitutes a risk to the Gulf region‚ including: A - A threat to regional stability in the Gulf region: Undoubtedly that Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons would affect the stability of the Gulf region from both sides: First: devote the existing imbalance in the balance of power. The second is: the possibility of a military conflict between Iran and the concerned parties to the nuclear issue reflected
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