How does the notion of harm reveal entangled relationships between social welfare and crime control? The concept of harm is a complex one‚ The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines the term as “hurt‚ damage‚ cause harm to” (Allen‚1990‚P.539). In a physical sense harm can be defined and characterised by damage caused from a war or a natural phenomenon that inflicts considerable damage upon an individual‚ community or nation. The notion of harm has characterised humanity since the dawn of its existence
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FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR DISASTER Date: March 11‚ 2011 Location: Ōkuma‚ Fukushima‚ Japan Construction began: July 25‚ 1967 (Fukushima I - 1) Commission date: March 26‚ 1971 (Fukushima I - 1) Operator(s): Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Constructor(s): Kajima Injuries: 37 with physical injuries‚ 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns. THE POWERPLANT The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi (dai-ichi means "number one")‚ is a disabled nuclear
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Some examples of nuclear accidents are‚ the Chernobyl accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and the accident that occurred in Fukushima in Japan on the 11th of March 2011. Accidents like those shown in the photos above may occur as there is always a risk. Both Fukushima and Chernobyl have been abandoned for the health and safety of others as living near or in a place with such high levels
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necessity?: Opposing Nuclear Energy Many people around the world ask themselves what are the disadvantages of adopting an alternative solution to solve the consumption of global nuclear energy? Based on what we have experienced through events with major disasters and the aftermath of many casualties‚ it has summed up to result in having failures outgrowing expectations. Therefore‚ global nuclear power usage is to be opposed due to the fact that it comes with high financial costs‚ nuclear waste management
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in a way that not only preserves us but also preserves organisms around us as well by living more of a minimalistic lifestyle. In 1986 there was a nuclear meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant in present-day Ukraine‚ leaving miles of land in radioactive ruins. Residents living in areas most contaminated by the disaster were displaced. Evacuated and relocated by government order and the region was left to its own devices. Over the course of 25 years‚ forests‚ marshes‚ fields and rivers reclaimed
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facts. She describes Japan as “the only country in the world to have experienced true nuclear catastrophe”‚ giving the Japanese more of an incentive to build a safer nuclear plant. Applebaum completely disregards all other nuclear disasters to devastate the world‚ like Chernobyl‚ which took the lives of an estimated 40‚000 people. When compared to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s damage‚ resulting in no immediate deaths‚ Applebaum’s claim is reduced to a disgusting overstatement. This is because
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HOMEWORK : Essay Essay 2 : Advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear Power As an important part of science‚ at the moment‚ nuclear technology is being continually and effectively developed. Regarding to nuclear‚ there has always been controversies over whether its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. From my point of view‚ the matter of the use of nuclear power should be taken seriously and thought about carefully with positive attitude towards it. On the one hand‚ nuclear has
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method poses great threat to wildlife‚ and if nuclear waste comes into contact with groundwater‚ it can easily contaminate it. One of the most potent arguments that has been put against nuclear energy is the issue of nuclear disasters. Nuclear disasters occurred in Chernobyl in 1986 and in Fukushima in
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for disaster is also present. We have seen this throughout history‚ with the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island disaster. Nonetheless‚ we continue to use nuclear energy. This is due to the fact that there is a global safety standard and there are several precautionary measures in place to minimize the damage and potential for fail. If there are so many precautions and safety nets‚ this gives rise to the question: “What went wrong in Japan then?” There are several aspects to why the disaster happened
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Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 1. Introduction 1.1 Background of TEPCO TEPCOalso known asTokyo Electric Power Co.‚ Ltd‚ is a Japanese electric utilities servicing Japan ’s Kanto region‚ Yamanashi Prefecture‚ and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. The area includes Tokyo and its headquarters are located in Chiyoda‚ Tokyo‚ and international branch offices exist in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and London. 1.1.1 Purpose of the plant operation The company ’s power generation consists of two main networks
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