Disaster recovery

THE SEVESO DISASTER INTRO The Seveso Disaster was an environmental travesty that occurred on July 10th 1976 due to a chemical manufacturing plant, which released massive amounts of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) into the atmosphere (Lallanilla, 2017). This massive release caused not only environmental implications but health and safety implications as well. Through my research I will deduct what happened at that chemical plant outside of Seveso that caused such a disaster. Further…

Repercussions for engineers working for Union Carbide in Bhopal and consequences for Union Carbide following Bhopal disaster. In 3 December 1984 there was a gas tragedy in Bhopal, the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. People around the city were in chaotic motion all trying to escape the toxic gas cloud that resulted from the gas leakage from the plant owned by the Union Carbide Corporation that its aim was to produce Methyl Isocyanate, toxic constituent of pesticide Sevin. It was…

INTRODUCTION In the world 17% of the total electrical energy is generated by nuclear energy, but with the creation of nuclear energy produced many concerns for the surrounding environment. Nuclear waste is produced in different forms with different chemical and physical properties. This waste may be: • In the form of gas emitted from radioactive materials • In the form of liquid excreted from many research fields • In the form of solid ranging from glassware of hospitals and contaminated trash…

The accident that took place in Chernobyl, Ukraine was the worst nuclear disaster that has ever occurred. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster not only effected the citizens and community of Ukraine, but it impacted the world’s perspective of nuclear energy. The disaster took place during a routine maintenance check on the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This maintenance routine that was done on unit 4 was to test the plant equipment and its capability of providing enough electrical…

During disasters communication with the public is key in order for the government to remain trustworthy in the public’s eyes to keep them safe. Disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and any other form of natural disasters the public is very trustworthy of the government to keep them safe. Due to the fact that information is readily available to the public before, during, and after the disaster has occurred. However, other disasters man-made ones cause the public to lose trust in…

I plan on working on a nuclear power plant in the future, and a good grasp of the psychology of decision making will be very beneficial. The nuclear energy field is very controversial field to work in especially since many people only look at the cons, such as the dangers of nuclear energy, instead of the pros, such as an alternate source of energy to fossil fuels. As an engineer in a nuclear power plant, a person needs to make multiple decisions such as the number of reactants for a product or…

That information came from my lecture notes that was taken during class. So, in this situation, virtue ethics wouldn’t necessarily look at what actually happened, but would look at the person that caused this disaster. The person that is responsible for this is Warren Anderson, which was the CEO of Union Carbide. Virtue ethics would look at what type of person Warren is and then will decide if his actions was morally wrong. If Warren was a bad, vicious person…

In my opinion, Three Mile Island should be shut down. I think this because there’s a risk of explosion from this power plant, which could cause deaths to hundreds nearby, it costs billions of dollars to fund, and alternative power sources exist. During this essay, I’ll explain why I think Three Mile Island should be shut down, and counteract opposing arguments to my stance. While I have many other reasons as to why Three Mile Island should be shut down, I will only be focusing on these arguments…

smallest error could lead to a disaster of unimaginable proportions. The events at Fukushima served as a reminder that when . The Fukushima Daiichi disaster will have lasting effects on the environment, and the public’s opinion of nuclear energy will ultimately decide the fate of the industry. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant sits on the east coast of Japan in the Fukushima Prefecture. The plant has a total of 6 boiling water reactors, which were designed…

the accident to make sure that nuclear plants are as safe as possible. !!!Introduction to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Nuclear apocalypses are a Hollywood favorite, but how close has the United States actually come to a severe nuclear disaster? In 1979, we came pretty close with the __Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident__. The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident involved the partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor inside a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.…