Homework Essay Assignment for 9-28-2012 Grade ______ Name Ryan Hung Recitation Session A Topic The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident After the earthquake in Fukushima heavy damage was sustained on the power plant and surrounding area. The reactor was shut down however complications with the reactor soon arose as the residual thermal output of radiation became an issue. Under normal circumstances‚ the thermal output exceeds a little more than 460MW of energy. The system is cooled using
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Chemical Disasters Project Due Date: May 14th or May 15th The Project: Pick and research a chemical disaster/accident. Write a 2 page paper – 12 point font‚ double-spaced. Your paper should also include at least five sources in APA format. Your paper should include background‚ cause‚ chemistry‚ and aftermath of the event. You will need to pick one of the following disasters from the list below. The topics are first come first served. Grading: Style: (25 points) The paper is at least two
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Nuclear disasters From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The list of the worst disasters at nuclear power plants and other facilities all over the world is presented below: During the 2011 Fukushima nuclear emergency in Japan‚ three nuclear reactors were damaged by explosions. Following an earthquake‚ tsunami‚ and failure of cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan on March 11‚ 2011‚ a nuclear emergency was declared. This was the first time a nuclear emergency had
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Disasters and Accidents Introduction: One of the scariest things about nuclear power is when something goes wrong and an accident occurs. Radiation is released into the environment and people get hurt. Two of the most famous nuclear accidents occurred at the Three Mile Island reactor 2 in the United States and the Chernobyl reactor 4 in the former Soviet Union. In this text we will discuss these two disasters‚ along with correcting a few common misconceptions about nuclear accidents. The Myth of
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References: "About the International Atomic Energy Agency." International Atomic Energy Agency. Web. Dec. 2011. Brook‚ Barry. "Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Simple and Accurate Explanation." Brave New Climate. 13 Mar. 2011. Web. Dec. 2011. Ritter‚ Malcom. "Japan Nuclear Disaster Released Higher Radiation Levels Than Previously Reported‚ Study Finds." The Huffington Post. 27 Oct. 2011. Web. Dec. 2011
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society is making to nuclear power in order to meet stated goals for cutting carbon emissions. Also‚ the possibility of a nuclear accident occurring is explained. Next‚ the paper explains the events of the three most well-known nuclear disasters of all time: Three Mile Island‚ Chernobyl‚ and Fukushima Daiichi. The paper continues with the aftermaths of the three accidents. The aftermath includes: the health effects on the refugees and workers‚ the economic struggle to make up for the lost energy‚
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nuclear reactor. Devastating Accidents can occur. We can also receive threats from other countries because we become targets to terrorist. Nuclear energy also gives the power to produce weapon and bombs that can be used against use. Energy sources should not be targets to terrorist‚ because it could lead to thousands of deaths and devastate hundreds of acres. Two accidents were Chernobyl disaster and Three mile island accident. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April
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as Greenpeace International‚ believe that nuclear power poses many threats to people and the environment. For example‚ some serious nuclear and radiation accidents have occurred with nuclear-powered submarines and with nuclear power plants. Nuclear power plant accidents include the Chernobyl disaster‚ Fukushima I nuclear accidents‚ and the Three Mile Island accident. As we know‚ manufacturing nuclear energy is very expensive process because of the nuclear power plants. Thus‚ a lot of countries whose economy
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Nuclear and Radiation Accidents Since the beginning of the Atomic Age‚ the use of nuclear energy technologies has been accompanied by numerous crises and persistent public health concerns. Currently‚ nuclear power has become an indispensable part in the ongoing search for alternative energy sources. By “January 2011‚ 442 nuclear power plants operated globally to supply a total of 400‚000 megawatts of energy‚ or roughly 14% of the total global energy supply”(Wisconsin Institute par.2). Yet with
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constructed. The public was promised a non-polluting and resourceful type of energy‚ but how safe was‚ and is‚ nuclear energy? Although there are less than 500 licensed nuclear power plants in the world‚ many nuclear accidents have already been endangering civilian lives. More serious accidents are not just likely‚ but inevitable (Fairchild 29). Nuclear energy may appear to be the ideal source of energy for the future: however‚ there are many negative effects of nuclear energy that can lead to very
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