Radioactive contamination

The advantages of using nuclear power rather than any other form of power are many. Using nuclear power alone would cause lower greenhouse gas emissions, it is more powerful and more efficent than any other energy source to which we have access. While solar and wind energies are most likely the cleanest options, they are not as reliable as nuclear power. Uranium, which generates nuclear energy, is very cheap and it does not take much to produce energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas will not…

Another nuclear disaster that hit the world by surprise is the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. This particular nuclear plant was built in 1971 and by 1979 six reactors were operating in that plant. Since the plant is located right next to the ocean, a wall was designed to protect it from tsunami waves. “On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck off the coast of Honshu “ (Funk & Wagnalls). The reactors that were in use shut down automatically…

The fluoride cavity-prevention fraud originated in the U. S. in 1939, when scientist, Gerald J. Cox (an employee of ALCOA, the largest producer of toxic fluoride waste in the country) who was being threatened at that time by personal claims of personal fluoride damage) fluoridated his laboratory rats and incorrectly concluded that sodium fluoride reduced dental cavities and, therefore, claimed it should be added to municipal water supplies in the United States (one giant leap for mankind). In…

these nuclear facilities, waste. As with everything man-made it is subject to decay and waste. “All energy goes to its least successful state” is a prominent law in physics. The trouble with this is it means that uranium will become waste too. When radioactive material stops being useful in facilities it is still harmful to the environment, even more so than when it came to the facilities. There seems to be no way to return it to a safe state so we…

coral reef and sea floor were ejected. A large amount of it was pulled up into the mushroom cloud becoming radioactive and creating fallout. Small amounts of radioactive dust or particles are harmless but many billions of these particles can cause radiation sickness and even death. As the mushroom cloud gets higher the winds get stronger and carry the fallout away from the blast site like radioactive seeds. This materials can be pulled up into the upper atmosphere and be carried away for…

Background and Information leading to the incident The meltdown at Three Mile Island is a combination of both mechanical failure and human error. Mechanical failure was first observed at the non–nuclear part of the plant where failure in the main feed water pumps prevented the supply of water to the steam generators further cutting the heat in the core reactor. Increasing heat in the turbine generator lead to turbine shut down causing increased pressure in the nuclear portion of the plant. With…

The natural disasters coupled with poor engineering designs and decisions resulted in a (Naoto Kan, 2013) “meltdown and melt through” in Reactor Unit 1 from the hydrogen explosions in Unit 1,2 and 3. Unit 4 also suffered a hydrogen explosion (without meltdown). As a result, (Iaea.org, 2011) the disaster received a level 7 INES accident rating from IAEA, the highest in the entire world along with the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Therefore, it is apparent that the consequence would be on a large…

as an energy source. Many people believe that uranium is a clean and a good source of energy. It is most certainly not. It is dangerous and if there is a radioactive spill, many people can be fatally injured or even killed. Uranium is not an easy source to mine and it is extremely harmful to the air while transporting it to and from. Radioactive waste disposal is an undoubtedly big issue with having uranium as an energy source. A nuclear power plant creates 20 metric tons of nuclear fuel every…

During the early 20th century building airships became very popular, and Germany quickly became the most developed and impressive builders of this type of lighter-than-air innovation. A German businessman, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was one of the leading inventors who build many experimental dirigibles. The Hindenburg was one of Zeppelin and Ludwig Dürr’s most successful airship. By 1936, the Hindenburg had concluded ten very successful trips which made it very popular and well known.…

For decades, nuclear power has always been a controversial and heated issue in the world, especially in Japan. As you can see, nuclear energy not only provides a large number of jobs but also produces large power-generating capacity to meet the increasing energy consumption needs of residents. Conversely, notwithstanding shuttering thirty-nine plants and most reactors, the utilities still spent money employing more than 6000 people to operate and maintain facilities to await for slim chances of…