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The article “Why I Still Support Nuclear Power, Even After Fukushima” by William Tucker portrays that all energy technologies have risks and that the world needs to use nuclear technology to help maintain the standard of living. For example, the natural gas explosion in Cleveland, the coal mining in china, and the hydroelectric dam collapse in Japan are all examples of technology accidents. Tucker implies that nuclear power does have some risks but it is still one of the best sources of energy.…

The accident at Three Mile Island (TMI), reactor two (TMI-2), not only halted the production of more Nuclear power plants in the United States but also taught us the importance of having: Workers with the appropriate knowledge, education, experience, and training with handling of nuclear material, maintenance, and facility operations. A chain of command clearly laid out, with whom needs to be informed, also how to accrue and convey accurate information to ensure safety and continuous operations.…

Born on September 3rd 1992, Maxphe Kerman was raised in a New Kerman City apartment as an only child. His mother died when he was three from heavy metal poisoning when a large glass bottle of mercury fell of a shelf and landed on a project she was working on that involved melting titanium. The mercury boiled away almost instantly, expsing her to a lethal amount of mercury fumes. Without his mother to provide most of the money, Maxphe and his Dad's wealth went from upper class to lower middle…

The tower of London is an 900-year old castle in central London, the castle is housing the crown jewels and many famous and not famous prisoners. The castle is now one of the most popular attractions in London. William the Conqueror created the first fortifications after the conquest of London. The building probably started in 1078. The white tower is central in Londons fortress the tower of London.It is the oldest part of the castle. The white tower is a massive construction. 27,4 meter high…

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Co. is a multination energy corporation. It is the world’s largest independent company focusing on the production of crude oil and natural gasses. The company was first founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Co. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConocoPhillips) ConocoPhillips and COMAH Foreword: The ConocoPhillips Humber Refinery is a Major Accident Hazard site as defined under the COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazard) Regulations 1999. The…

Because of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the Fukushima group evacuation test, the decontamination cost of the Nihon Matsu Golf Course, the Fukushima nuclear power plant litigation caused the Tokyo Electric Power shareholder suit. There are various reasons for these lawsuits ("Litigation Movement"). For example, it is necessary to protect children from radiation, to receive compensation from TEPCO, to ask the responsibility of TEPCO's Board of Directors to keep safety of…

Hazardous Chemical: Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) In December of 1984 in Bhopal India there was an extremely large chemical leak (Schlager, 2008). The chemical was called methyl isocyanate (MIC) and was used as an intermediate to create a pesticide, or a substance that is used for killing organisms called Seven. Seven, which kills several different types of bugs and is used specifically in Asia but globally as well, is also an insecticide, or a beneficial chemical that kills insects (Living With…

nuclear energy facility and was rated the highest on the nuclear severity scale. Nevertheless, there was numerous differences in the causes, responses, and impact of the accident. The most prominent similarity between the Chernobyl and Fukushima disaster is that it was classify as a major accident due to its high impact on people and environment with release of radioactive material. Hence, both accidents received the highest rating of 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale…

8th - Chapter 11 Vocab Chapter 11 Vocab begins on pg. 384 Petroleum Liquid fossil fuel; oil Refinery A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products Petrochemical A compound made from oil solar energy energy from the sun hydroelectric power Electricity produced using the energy of flowing water biomass fuel Fuel made from living things Gasohol A mixture of gasoline and alcohol. geothermal energy Heat from Earth's interior. Nucleus the central and most important…

TMIncident The three Mile Island incident was a horrific accident that started on March 28, 1979 when unit 2 partially melted down. This occurrence that has been dealt with numerous times started a chain reaction of incidents. After the turbine had shut down and radioactive fluids started overflowing the release valves were opened and coolant waters were rushed in. This coolant water cooled the turbines but then was exposed to the radiation. Now there had already been a couple technical…