Vera Miles

The Kyshtym disaster is easily one of the largest nuclear meltdowns but due to the Soviet Union government hiding the files it was not talked about as much as other nuclear meltdowns. The Kyshtym disaster occurred on September 29,1957 but it goes back all the way to the 1946 when the nuclear reactors and plutonium processing plant were established. They were built as a way for the Soviet program to develop nuclear weapons. The first weapon was built in 1949 and after that they were in a rush to…

The Chernobyl accident is one of the most serious engineering disaster in human’s history. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was the first nuclear power plant built inside Ukraine by the former Soviet Union, which was considered as the most secure and reliable nuclear power plant in the world. It consisted of four same reactors which was known as model RBMK-1000 and each capable of generating 1 gigawatt of electricity. The power plant provided a total of 10% of Ukraine’s electricity when the…

On March 11, 2011, a disaster took place in Fukushima, Japan. A magnitude of 9.0, an earthquake struck Tohoku, which resulted in a Tsunami. Due to a chain of disasters on this day, the Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima had a malfunction. This is not the first time something like this so drastic happened in Japan. Chernobyl, the disaster in 1986 was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Although, Fukushima following the Chernobyl disaster was not as deadly, it not only affected people…

The accident that took place in Chernobyl, Ukraine was the worst nuclear disaster that has ever occurred. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster not only effected the citizens and community of Ukraine, but it impacted the world’s perspective of nuclear energy. The disaster took place during a routine maintenance check on the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This maintenance routine that was done on unit 4 was to test the plant equipment and its capability of providing enough electrical…

Psychosocial impact of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident after the Great East Japan Earthquake <Mental health problem and poor health perception in Chernobyl vs. Fukushima> On 11 March 2011, a gigantic tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake severely damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and then caused a radiation hazard in Fukushima Prefecture. The residents in Fukushima feared the invisible radiation exposure,…

The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident is one of the most significant nuclear plant incidents to occur on United States soil. In this lesson, you will learn about the hopes for nuclear energy, and how the accident reinforced its risks. You will also learn about what has been done since the accident to make sure that nuclear plants are as safe as possible. !!!Introduction to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Nuclear apocalypses are a Hollywood favorite, but how close has the United States…

Part 1: Major Lab Accidents On January 7, 2010, two graduate students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas were involved in a lab accident in the Chemistry building. While handling two explosive compounds, the students assumed that keeping the compound wet would prevent it from exploding when it come in contact with the solvent. When he noticed that the product was clumpy, one of the students used a pestle to attempt to break it up. In doing so, the product was detonated. One of the…

JOURNAL TOPIC #3 - SETTING The setting is an integral part of any story, especially a Sci-Fi story. With no setting, the book has no location set with it, which can leave the reader confused and sometimes un-interested. The setting in The Kill Order, written by James Dashner, plays a huge role in the book. It communicates with the reader where these solar flares hit, and really how devastating they were. Dashner uses a really good sense of imagery to describe the setting in the book. Using this…

When a neutron is absorbed by isotope of X-- given that X is some given element-- another isotope of X is created. Though sometimes these newly-created isotopes of X are very unstable. They may be so unstable, in fact, that they only exist briefly before splitting into two separate and distinct chemicals. Radioactive photons, massive energy, and neutrons are shot out in the surrounding area. As long as more Isotopes of X still exist in the area, this can, in turn, create a grand chain reaction…

How Experts Conceive the Risks Related to the Nuclear Energy Plants The expert in the field of nuclear energy has always argued that the benefits associated cannot even be comparable with limited risk in the nuclear plant. The specialists in this area conceive that the risk involves in the nuclear power plant is of little concern if all the necessary risk measures are put into place (Nuclear Energy Agency, 7). Under the few situation in which nuclear energy power have resulted in been…