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    George Hegel, a widely regarded German philosopher in the nineteenth century, was ignorant about the significance of Africa as a content and of Africans as people. Africa has been a hotbed of history since the beginning of the world. There were as many ancient civilizations as there were in Europe in Africa. Also, the languages, religions, and customs of Africa were unique to Africa throughout history just like the languages, religions, and customs of Europe. All of this data, however, did not…

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    The disadvantages of nuclear energy are; national risk, environment problems and negative effect one human life. The first reasons why nuclear energy is a disadvantage for people is that it poses a national risk. There are many factors in life that may cause national risk. One of big factors which can play a big part in national risk. Nuclear products many factors to make life better, but people also use it to produce many dangerous materials; for example, weapons that are a threat to human life…

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    Introduction The nuclear meltdown in Fukushima is one of the biggest nuclear disasters known to man. It is considered to be the most disastrous nuclear event to a powerplant behind Chernobyl. It is interesting to see the thoughts behind the actions made by Tepco abbreviated to tepco for the remaining of the paper. This essay tries to answer the research question. To what extent does the Rational Actor Model explain the events during the Fukushima disaster. The Rational actor model in the…

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    The home of many was destroyed, filled with crushed memories and family members that are no longer able to rescue from the war. Earth was blown up from war, it was set a flame and was left to be burned out, as people observed it on Mars in the book. It was highly similar to what occurred on April 26th, 1986 in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine due to a devastating explosion. Ray Bradbury drew attention to the fascination of abandoning cities due to his novel, The Martian Chronicles.…

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    Nuclear Power Plants

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    The two sides are debating the support or fear of nuclear power plants. After the events at Fukushima, the earthquake and tsunami, the power plant sickened a lot of people due to its radiation. Professor George Monbiot and Melissa Block discuss the opinion to support nuclear power plants. He states that if so many people can die or become injured due to mining, then how is that any different than people dying or becoming sick from nuclear waste radiation? He said that coal was a bigger issue…

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    “I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” These famous words were uttered by the J. Robert Oppenheimer - creator of the atomic bomb - at its first test in 1945. A few months later, two bombs were dropped onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the world was changed forever. Now, over 70 years later, we are using this same destructive power, but we are using it for supposedly peaceful and harmless purposes, such as creating electricity by splitting the atom. We seem to have forgotten what this power was…

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    The use of nuclear power has been under debate for many years; with issues such as environmental impact, safety, cost, waste management, and efficiency, the cons clearly outweigh the pros. Nuclear power plants have been supplying electricity to the population for nearly 60 years, but all things must come to an end as better options emerge and humanity develops as a species. It 's only natural for things to become outdated, or be replaced by better options as they become available. Nuclear…

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    The Chernobyl disaster (1986) was probably the worst possible accident in a nuclear power plant. It was the biggest catastrophe ever happened since the beginning of operating nuclear power stations. It started by a total meltdown of the reactor core. The explosion and the consequent reactor fire, burning for 10 days, resulted in a vast emission of radioactive material, early deaths of 31 persons and adverse consequences for the public and the environment [198]. This Chernobyl disaster provided…

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    TMI Accidents

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    You need to shut down TMI because it continues to pose a serious health risk to the citizens of Pennsylvania. Despite a generally high security standard, accidents can still happen. It is impossible to build a plant with 100% security. There will always be a probability of failure. In the event that a meltdown does occur the The consequences would be absolutely devastating for all kinds of life. As you already know TMI has already had a incident. TMI had a partial meltdown which occurred March…

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    Fukushima Nuclear Effects

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    Scientists have long been searching for when the world will end. Commonly they disregard how we, as human beings, damage Earth. We are pushing ourselves one step closer to extinction. Pollution is one thing, but leaving harmful wastes is another. Nuclear power plants around the world have been destroying Earth! Many incidences, such as the Chernobyl explosion, smuggling, and nuclear leakage have damaged Earth. There are many different forms of radiation. Radiation is the emission of…

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