Iodine-131

The most exceedingly terrible mishap in the historical backdrop of this atomic force era happened on the morning of April 26, 1986. It was at the Chernobyl (Ukraine) atomic force station in the Soviet Union. At 1:32am Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Telyatnikov got a phone call and was informed that there was a blaze at the atomic force plant. There were numerous reasons their plant had exploded backward. These reasons included human blunder and poor plant outline because of the cool war. Chernobyl…

erected to test for plutonium nitrate dust, iodine-131, and other fission isotopes. The stations also served to test waste stream and dispersion models. Despite these steps, the amount of radioactive contaminants released into the air or placed in the ground was staggering. Water containing plutonium and uranium was simply dumped onto the soil. Other waste was put into confinement chambers, many of which have since started to leak. Pollutants such as iodine-131, manganese, and other heavy metals…

According to the American Nuclear Society, radioactive gases and iodine-131 (known to cause thyroid cancer) were released in the environment. Based on the many tests, it was said that there were no increases in cancer deaths within 10 miles of the site. Which concluded that the accident has had no long term health effects…

The city of Chernobyl is located in northern Kiev Oblast, in modern day Ukraine, where it was previously under the Soviet Union control. In the city is a nuclear power plant built and designed by the Soviets. It was an RBMK-1000 model nuclear reactor, which used “enriched U-235 uranium fuel to heat water creating steam that drives the reactors’ turbines and generate electricity” (http://www.livescience.com/39961-chernobyl.html). The plant had 4 reactors with graphite moderators, which slows down…

Why is math important? Some people cringe when math is mentioned, but whether they favor it or not, numbers can’t be avoided. Math is present everywhere whether it be cooking, shopping, creating, caring for others or etc. According to the history, counting supposedly started right after the development of language. Egyptians had used Egyptian system around 3000-1600 BC which they wrote 10 as ^ and 13 as III^. This system was adapted by the Romans in their roman numerals. Egyptians also has the…

Medical Aspect of Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear chemistry is a growing subfield of chemistry. Although it has also has been used for the destruction of humanity in history this paper discuss on how it has been helpful through medical aspects. Nuclear chemistry is related with radioactivity, nuclear processes, and properties. In order to build a nuclear process, radioactive elements are combined with nuclear reactors. In order to identify which chemicals should be used for medical purpose,…

fatal. One of the major health issues that is associated with exposure to radioactive substances is cancer. The most common cancer that stemmed from the disaster at Chernobyl is thyroid cancer. Due to the high exposure of iodine-131 found in food, the thyroid gland accumulated iodine from the bloodstream, which in turn led to the increase in thyroid cancer (The Chernobyl Forum, 2006). But, according to World Nuclear Association (2015), other than thyroid cancer, many of the other health issues…

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Nuclear fuels derived from plutonium-239 and uranium-235 contains numerous carcinogenic radionuclide isotopes. Some of these isotopes include iodine-131, strontium-90, and caesium-137 (Imura, 19). Furthermore, it also comprises of some transuranic elements and other isotopes from plutonium. Some of these long-lived radioactive materials have a profound effect on humans and the environment if left…

On April 26, 1986 in Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, a failure in emergency shutdown procedures caused an eruption of Chernobyl’s fourth reactor. The nuclear explosion caused the initial death of a single person, but many later would die of the particles put into the atmosphere early that morning. Since Chernobyl was a nuclear plant, radioactive materials were dispersed into the air. Some of the products are very lethal, some are not, but they still affect the world even today. The…