Bhopal disaster

Contingency strategy. This strategy has the goal to reduce the impact of the vulnerability exploitation by properly plan and prepare for it. As a part of contingency strategy organization has to prepare three types of plans: Incident Response Plan (IRP), Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), and Business Continuity Plan (BCP). Incident Response Plan (IRP) consist of actions that takes place while the incident is still in progress. This is the immediate response, and is usually done as soon as the…

The disaster at Chernobyl was like a cannon shot heard across the world. On April 26th, 1986, the people living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were about to experience something no one had ever experienced before. One of the units at the power plant, unit four specifically, failed spectacularly. An uncontrolled reaction within the reactor ended up blowing the top off of the reactor and caused it to spew out great amount of nuclear material. The meltdown was then led by a fire. In total,…

Introduction Nuclear disasters can be held responsible for leaving the greatest and longest lasting impacts on an environment. One of the most infamous nuclear disasters in the world’s history would be the Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion. On April 26th, 1986, the 4th reactor of the V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine exploded, allowing for innumerable amounts of toxic radiation to be spewed into the air. Radioactive contamination was spread over 100,000 square kilometers of land…

The idea of an EMP attack or disaster is a strong concept for a film. Disaster films were once very popular, lost their appeal, but may be on the resurgence. The idea of an EMP attack is definitely relatable and relevant to today’s society. One can envision a movie that dramatizes the consequences and outcome of such an event. The outline has several strong elements that work. One is that the protagonist, Hayes, is an electrical engineer described as an alarmist. He fears this scenario and…

Three Mile Island Accident Introduction Radioactive reactants are one of the leading source of electricity in our country thus making it very important to us. Radioactive compounds that are used to run the nuclear reactor's turbines by heating water into steam which run generators to produce electricity though are a dangerous hazard to us. There have been many nuclear plants accidents in our country, but the Three Mile Island accident is one of the most significant regarding hazard management…

Disasters are catastrophes that have impacted many places and people. Two examples of disasters are the Japanese Tsunami and the Peshtigo Fire. The tsunami that struck Japan was a tragic event that destroyed many homes, buildings, and vehicles. After an earthquake hit, a tsunami, or a very long and high wave, formed along the coast. The wave came and destroyed many cities and towns. The Peshtigo fire was a fire that occurred in 1871. Many fires happened for the previous days and then one night,…

Analysis is also made into the changes made after the crash; how the crash could have been avoided and how an event like this can be avoided in future. The Hatfield rail crash was a significant disaster in British rail history. When an express train travelling from Kings Cross Station to Leeds caused a rail to break, the train derailed. This event lead to a major refurb of the British rail network and caused numerous disruptions across the British…

Mount St. Helens is a volcanic stratovolcano still actively located in the Cascade Range in Western North America in the state of Washington. It was formed by a subduction plate boundary also located on the Juan de Fuca plate. The Cascade range is one of the most famous mountain ranges, and has one of the most active volcanos located in Western North America. Other areas or famous landmarks surrounding Mount St. Helens are the South Fork Toutle River, North Fork Toutle River, Castel lake,…

Tsunami Many natural and manmade disasters happen every year. Some minor, others life changing. The life changing experiences have quite literally changed these people's lives. One of these many natural disasters had this effects on people… this was the 2011 tsunami in Japan. An earthquake in the area caused a hurricane to start. This hurricane quickly destroyed the cities in it’s way and killed 20,000 people in the process. The disaster had many effects on the people who were there firsthand…

General Purpose: To inform my classmates of Japan. Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates of Japanese mythology of Oni. Attention Getter: What do you imagine when you think a demon? Does the demon have a body or is the demon a thought your brain? Does the demon have magical abilities or items? Depending on the culture you were raised in the depiction of the demon would be different. Thesis: Japan's culture has their image of demons called Oni. Oni has influenced the culture of Japan…