Spent fuel pool

waterways at this point in time. However there is one major threat to water quality that humans are responsible for. When we burn fossil fuel, there are many gaseous compounds released into the atmosphere. Doesn’t sound that bad does it? However, when some of these compounded gases react with water, the water is now acidic. The gas that is produced when burning these fuels is carbon dioxide (CO2). Ocean acidification is when carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater and forms carbonic acid which…

Around the world, there are multiple oil spills each day. These are generally too small to do much damage, but eventually, there is a large one such as the BP Oil Spill that can devastate entire ecosystems. Oils spills such as these often leave the large question of who is responsible, or who is to be blamed. While some of the blame should be put on the company in charge, a large amount should also be put on the companies on the inside of the job that made the spill possible. Due to the fact…

Could we be in a time in which unions and environmentalist can work and come up with mutual ideas together? Members in the United Steel workers and Sierra Group decided to join forces to improve not only the amount of jobs but also the quality of those jobs. In addition to solutions to the energy crises, establishing wages that families can live off on, a bright retirement, and a promise for health and safety on a job. In 2006 both groups decided on the name The BlueGreen Alliances, a…

What makes the value of our Canadian dollar go up and down? Well, our dollar is very reliant on the US as they are our biggest “customer” when it comes to our exports. We export materials like wood, coal, and wheat. Interest rate also affects how well our dollar does. But, our biggest business is oil, Canada’s bread and butter. The Canadian dollar usually depends how oil prices are doing almost all the time. If oil goes up, our dollar goes up. Before I move on to the next section, I would like…

the average number of links per single network connection exceeds one. For example, a single component failure, where the average links per node is two, can affect approximately half of the remaining “untouched” network nodes (G.B., PhD 1). Spent nuclear fuel rods are held…

My last name is Hansen so I had to write about the Republican Party. My first impression of the website is that it’s. If anyone was searching they could find the information fairly easily. An example of this is I simply looked up “Donald Trump” and got a total of 11 results. I clicked on the Things you didn’t know about Donald Trump. I found out that is hair is real, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he attended Military school, and has authored fifteen bestselling books. The…

transport of the oil once operations have been completed, GHGs are produced in every step of the way. The fact that GHGs are the most harmful of all the environmental issues, as they can cause massive changes to the environment, only serves to add fuel to the fire. Environmentalists are constantly protesting for the oil sand industries to reduce their emission of greenhouse gasses not only because they can cause climate change but because they are generally harmful for people. Increase in ground…

Million of trucks, diesel buses, burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gasoline and diesel fuel, they all produces a number of air pollutants. Moreover, illegal coal industries and unqualified fueling gear, raise dust and kitchen fume, they all contributed to air pollution in China, in other countries. So is it leaving high pollution areas extremely the only method to limit the risks of an asthma attack? I can tell the answer. Yes, it does. After moving to America, I don’t have to use asthma…

all that oil and natural gas to grow it. Then you make steam, which is more hydrocarbon energy. You add more chemicals and you come up with ethanol, which you can put in a car. Now, the Bush Administration had announced a goal of having 15% of all fuel in the United States made from ethanol. They forgot to tell you that it would take all the arable land used to grow corn to do it. Canadian Tar Sands Canadian tar sand isn’t oil. It's a very thick, sticky, obnoxious substance that’s mixed in…

disadvantaged youth” which “has contributed to thousands of national and local charities geared toward improving children's education” (The Staples Foundation). In 2014, the Staples Foundation dedicated over $2 million to be donated to over “1,000 organizations” (Staples: 2 Million & Change) in more than 20 countries throughout the world. The 2 Million & Change page claims that In the U.S. alone, “grants were awarded to 990 local non-profit organizations in 47 states“(Staples: 2 Million &…