compounded the‚ already extensive‚ damage to the country. One of the greatest fears was the potential of a nuclear fall out. Specifically‚ the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was in question. The nuclear plant in Fukushima had six nuclear reactors‚ and three out of six of them were in critical state – possibly melting down. The potential of radiation damage spread panic and fear‚ not only within Japan‚ but also around the world. Although nuclear power plants have an enormous risk factor‚ their benefits
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Rankin English 113 9-28-12 Nuclear Power: Good or Evil? According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development‚ 9000-33000 innocent people died as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Russia in 1986- the deadliest nuclear accident to date! Since the inception of nuclear energy‚ a sense of danger has always been inherent due to the extremely radioactive nature of uranium which if emitted‚ hangs over the land as the fog cloaks the English moors. When the human body is exposed
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and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings for Russia‚ Taiwan‚ Hawaii‚ Indonesia‚ the Marshall Islands‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Australia‚ and the west coasts the U.S.‚ Mexico‚ Central America‚ and South America. According to the official toll‚ the disasters left 15‚839 dead‚ 5‚950 injured
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the disaster‚ it was also used to clean up and fix the damages from the accident and people had to be paid compensation for the after effects. According to World-nuclear.org‚ a website dedicated to nuclear energy‚ about 84‚000 people received at least $1‚000 per month for psychological suffering compensation‚ along with other costs for lost homes and wages. The Japanese government had to pay about $30 billion (“Fukushima Accident…”). Not only did human health pay the cost of this incident‚ but also
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Ferdinand Marcos was the most controversial president elected by people because of his declaration of Martial Law that changed the lives of many people. Some people experienced hardships and trials during those times while some experienced bountiful blessings from the declaration of Martial Law. During martial law‚ Marcos built many infrastructures that were useful today while some remain unused‚ stagnant‚ stale or put as a decoration i.e. the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Why does the Bataan Nuclear
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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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Zaim Afiq Zaki Morad Public Utilities 325 – Prof. Rodney Stevenson Public Utility Paper Nuclear Power plant as a new alternative source of energy in Malaysia The first time the world was exposed the enormous potential power of nuclear was when the United States of America dropped two atomic bombs into Japan which effectively ended World War 2. Almost every country stood by and watched as the bombs made by the simple process of fission of two atomic particles produced enough power to destroy
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Three Mile Island in Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ contained the most serious commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The events that followed taught the U.S. a lesson learned about nuclear power and the damage it can cause. The Three Mile accident paved the way for reforms in the way nuclear power plants were operated and regulated. the location of the island‚ the accident‚ the meltdown‚ the aftermath‚ and the media circus were all critical points in the lessons learned. The location of Three
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efficient tool for the production of energy – but also the most dangerous. Nuclear power plants carry the risk that dangerously high radioactivity contained within the plant could possibly leak during an accident. On April 26th‚ 1986‚ the world witnessed the worst nuclear power plant accident in history; a safety test carried out at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl‚ Ukraine went horribly wrong. “The Chernobyl disaster” shows how one man’s error affected millions‚ whether the effects were short
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substances into our atmosphere and our earth. This accident certainly did loads of damages to Japan and its people. There are lots of theories regarding this accident’s cause‚ but it comes down to either natural disaster or man-made disaster. The effects of this accident were tremendous in the aspect of social‚ ecology‚ sociology and health hazards. There were steps taken to assist in resolving the issue .In future‚ to prevent this kind of accident from taking place‚ proper safety measures should be
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