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¶ … radioactive materials that were leaked into the environment by the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. This is a science paper, so it provides me with insight into how radiation pollution is measured and what the key issues are with respect to the environment. For example, cesium in seawater is a key measure that is used. In this paper, they looked at both water pollution and air pollution. The paper also provides hard numbers that can be used in my final paper.
Mitamura, et al.
This paper does not talk about Fukushima specifically, as it predates that incident. It provides background scientific knowledge that has helped me learn about some of the key issues with radiation poisoning. What this paper does is discuss long-term effects of curium and barium pollution. It is important to understand the rates at which these radioactive materials decay, in order to have a better understanding of nuclear pollution in general.
Wittenben.
This paper discusses the public policy effects of Fukushima, particularly those in Europe. policy in countries like Germany. When analyzing the risks posed by nuclear power, it is important to understand how concern over those risks manifests itself in public perceptions and public policy.
4. Hong et al.
A complement to the Wittenben paper, Hong discusses the influence of Fukushima on Japan's energy policy. Again public perceptions of risk are weighed against actual environmental outcomes in determining appropriate public policy.
5. Sylvester, et al.
This is a scientific paper, which helps me to understand how the chemical engineers are dealing with Fukushima. The paper specifically discusses the cooling of the reactors, and how this operation has resulted in massive amounts of radioactive waste water than cannot be removed from the site.
6. Parajuli et al.
This paper is focused on another element of the waste, which is ash. The authors note that the adjacent regions to Fukushima have…
This will help them to live and address their short-term challenges. At the same time, there will be a retraining and jobs creation program for these individuals. This will ensure that they are able to quickly transition into new careers to support themselves. ("Fukushima Nuclear Clean Up," 2012) To take on the longer term issues, the government should have the plant's owner (Tokyo Electric) pay some kind of damages to
Japan abolishes current nuclear plant Fukushima Crisis. What effects immediately long-term Japan world a case stop operation of nuclear power plants. As a brief description, Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power plant was an operating energy facility in Japan particularly in the Fukushima prefecture or province. The plant was established in 1971, which occupied a total of 3.5-kilometer site that makes it as one of the largest nuclear power plants in the
Global Environmental & Ecological Issues Global Ecology Assignments Climate and Air Pollution - Climate change is an environmental issue in the news almost daily, and air pollution impacts us on a global level. What are the implications of global warming? Do you think the efforts to improve air quality are worth the economic costs? (One page). The implications of global warming is a bit of a misnomer since the effects of global warming
Radiation Radiation can be described as energy that is in the form of streams or waves of particles. Numerous types of radiation surround us. When most individuals hear the term radiation, the thing that comes to their mind is nuclear power, radioactivity, and atomic energy. Radiation, however, has several other forms. Visible light and sound are some familiar kinds of radiation. Other kinds of radiation include television and radio signals, infrared
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By regulation, the design of the nuclear reactor must include stipulations for human operator error and equipment failure. Nuclear Plants in the western world use a Defense in Depth idea which is a system with numerous safety components, each with back-up and design to accommodate human error. The components include: "Control of Radioactivity - This requires being able to control the neutron flux. If the neutron flux is decreased the radioactivity