Chernobyl Research Paper
NBCC Miramichi
Research and Report Writing
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Prepared by Bill Ward
Prepared for Brenda Daigle
Due Date is October 25, 2012
Table of Contents Introduction 1 Cause of the Accident 2 Health and Environmental Effects 3 Decontamination Efforts 5 Chernobyl Today 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8
Introduction As the world grows, so does our need for resources. Technological advances provide us with new ideas on how to quench our need for these resources. From the sun, to fossil fuels, and now to nuclear energy, we have always found a way to manipulate the things around us to suit our needs. But as these needs grow, we start to sacrifice the understanding of the technology to satisfy these needs. …show more content…
(2012). The Chernobyl Accident. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from Health Protection Agency: http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/UnderstandingRadiation/UnderstandingRadiationTopics/RadiationIncidents/Chernobyl/
International Atomic Energy Agency. (2011, April 21). Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from Internal Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/features/chernobyl-15/cherno-faq.shtml
International Chornobyl Research and Information Network. (2010). Preface: The Chernobyl Accident. (pp.1) Retrieved October 17, 2012, from International Chornobyl Research and Information Network: …show more content…
(1987). Chernobyl: The Anatomy of a Disaster. How Safe? Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Beyond. (pp.39) Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Stoddart Publishing Co. Retrieved October 18, 2012
Megaw, J. (1987). What Really Happened At Chernobyl. How Safe? Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Beyond. (pp.54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Stoddart Publishing Co. Retrieved October 18, 2012
World Health Organization. (2011, April). Cherobyl: Frequently Asked Questions. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/chernobyl/20110423_FAQs_Chernobyl.pdf
World Nuclear Association. (2012, April 1). Chernobyl Accident 1986. (pp.1) Retrieved October 19, 2012, from World Nuclear Association: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.html
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[ 1 ]. Unstable atomic nuclei as a consequence of nuclear reaction, materials being iodine-131, caesium-134 and caesium-137
[ 2 ]. Time in which it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay
[ 3 ]. Illness caused by exposure of the body to ionizing radiation, characterized by nausea, hair loss, diarrhea, bleeding, and damage to the bone marrow and central nervous
Research and Report Writing
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Prepared by Bill Ward
Prepared for Brenda Daigle
Due Date is October 25, 2012
Table of Contents Introduction 1 Cause of the Accident 2 Health and Environmental Effects 3 Decontamination Efforts 5 Chernobyl Today 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8
Introduction As the world grows, so does our need for resources. Technological advances provide us with new ideas on how to quench our need for these resources. From the sun, to fossil fuels, and now to nuclear energy, we have always found a way to manipulate the things around us to suit our needs. But as these needs grow, we start to sacrifice the understanding of the technology to satisfy these needs. …show more content…
(2012). The Chernobyl Accident. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from Health Protection Agency: http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/Radiation/UnderstandingRadiation/UnderstandingRadiationTopics/RadiationIncidents/Chernobyl/
International Atomic Energy Agency. (2011, April 21). Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from Internal Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/features/chernobyl-15/cherno-faq.shtml
International Chornobyl Research and Information Network. (2010). Preface: The Chernobyl Accident. (pp.1) Retrieved October 17, 2012, from International Chornobyl Research and Information Network: …show more content…
(1987). Chernobyl: The Anatomy of a Disaster. How Safe? Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Beyond. (pp.39) Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Stoddart Publishing Co. Retrieved October 18, 2012
Megaw, J. (1987). What Really Happened At Chernobyl. How Safe? Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Beyond. (pp.54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Stoddart Publishing Co. Retrieved October 18, 2012
World Health Organization. (2011, April). Cherobyl: Frequently Asked Questions. (pp.1) Retrieved October 18, 2012, from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/chernobyl/20110423_FAQs_Chernobyl.pdf
World Nuclear Association. (2012, April 1). Chernobyl Accident 1986. (pp.1) Retrieved October 19, 2012, from World Nuclear Association: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.html
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[ 1 ]. Unstable atomic nuclei as a consequence of nuclear reaction, materials being iodine-131, caesium-134 and caesium-137
[ 2 ]. Time in which it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay
[ 3 ]. Illness caused by exposure of the body to ionizing radiation, characterized by nausea, hair loss, diarrhea, bleeding, and damage to the bone marrow and central nervous