NUCLEAR REACTOR CATASTROPHE IN JAPAN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD’S ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS By C. G. Weeramantry Former Vice President‚ International Court of Justice President‚ International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms Founder Trustee‚ Weeramantry International Centre for Peace Education & Research The earthquake in Japan and the resulting damage to nuclear power plants have sent shock waves and a dire note of warning to the world’s entire population. Despite their
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DAIICHI NUCLEAR DISASTER Date: March 11‚ 2011 Location: Ōkuma‚ Fukushima‚ Japan Construction began: July 25‚ 1967 (Fukushima I - 1) Commission date: March 26‚ 1971 (Fukushima I - 1) Operator(s): Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Constructor(s): Kajima Injuries: 37 with physical injuries‚ 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns. THE POWERPLANT The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi (dai-ichi means "number one")‚ is a disabled nuclear power plant located
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Does the existence of nuclear weapons facilitate greater stability in international politics? Why/why not? The existence of nuclear weapons for better or worse have indubitably impacted our lives in one way or the other. There are the some who find these weapons to be singularly beneficial. For example Defence Analyst Edward Luttwak said “we have lived since 1945 without another world war precisely because rational minds…extracted a durable peace from the very terror of nuclear weapons.” (Luttwak
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“Nuclear energy research initially was concentrated on producing an atomic bomb for use in World War II. The development of nuclear energy for… the generation of electricity began only after the war ended in 1945” (Miller 1). Due to quick assumptions and little research‚ nuclear energy is thought of to be a safety hazard and used for weaponry and destruction amongst people. However‚ nuclear energy is more than mere darkness. People do not realize that there is more to nuclear energy than danger.
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Are Nuclear Weapons Strategically Obsolete? Why or Why not? The ongoing debate of whether or not nuclear weapons are obsolete or not is a very complex one. Numerous studies have purported that nuclear weapons no longer serve an important strategic purpose for countries such as the United States of America and Great Britain. Clausewitz stated that war and politics were inextricably linked. So the distinction between “political” and “military” viability of nuclear weapons is one without meaning. Essentially
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NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT THE ANSWER by Helen Caldicott [Editor’s note: The following is the Introduction to Dr. Helen Caldicott’s new book Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer.] “[Nuclear power] is a very important part of our energy policy today in the U.S. . . . America’s electricity is already being provided through the nuclear industry efficiently‚ safely‚ and with no discharge of greenhouse gases or emissions.” —Vice President Cheney in a speech to the Nuclear Energy Institute‚ May 22‚ 2001 “The 103
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Dangers and hazards of nuclear power When the term Nuclear Power or Nuclear Energy gets used usually the first things that come to mind for most people are bombs‚ destruction‚ war‚ and deformed humans. Which in fact are four things that occur the least in the nuclear power field. Nuclear power is much more than just bombs and destruction‚ bombs barely even take up a percentage of the total amount of nuclear energy used in the world today. Most all of the nuclear energy used today comes in the form
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Following are the key aspects of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal: * The agreement not to hinder or interfere with India’s nuclear programme for military purposes. * US will help India negotiate with the IAEA for an India-specific fuel supply agreement. * Washington will support New Delhi develop strategic reserves of nuclear fuel to guard against future disruption of supply. * In case of disruption‚ US and India will jointly convene a group of friendly supplier countries to include
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(Compiled by Nagasaki Municipality | Destruction of Buildings and Houses | Number | Percentage | Total in Nagasaki (before atomic explosion) | 50‚000 | 100.0 | Blasted (not burned) | 2‚652 | 5.3 | Blasted and burned | 11‚494 | 23.0 | Blasted and/or burned | 14‚146 | 28.3 | Partially burned or blasted | 5‚441 | 10.9 | Total buildings and houses destroyed | 19‚587 | 39.2 | Undamaged | 30‚413 | 60.8 | TABLE A Estimates of Casualties | Hiroshima | Nagasaki | Pre-raid
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Advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside Privacy If you like privacy‚ living in the country works well -- particularly if your home is situated in a remote area and you don’t have neighbors for miles. This also provides solitude. Less Pollution The countryside is generally quiet and peaceful -- certainly not as contaminated with toxic pollutants as the city. There isn’t as much traffic or smog or pollution from industry. Ecologically speaking‚ the advantages to living in the
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