Nuclear energy in itself isn’t bad. In fact‚ nuclear energy is considered one of the most environmentally friendly source of energy because contrary to traditional sources like coal‚ nuclear energy produces less carbon emissions when producing electricity. Although Latvia doesn’t possess any nuclear power plant‚ Latvia imports nuclear energy to supply the demand of its citizens’ electrical consumption. The dangerous thing about nuclear energy is when it is turned to a weapon. Latvia‚ being
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Every time I hear a word "War" as a child‚ I still have to hear a word "Nuclear Weapons". From that time‚ I didn’t know what they are. But when I grow up‚ I learned that Nuclear Weapons are the device that can destroy many people or one small country. So I believe that They are the killing device. From these reasons First‚ Nuclear Weapons have strong mass destruction. For example‚ The United States sent "Little boy"‚ a uranium gun-type fission bomb to Hiroshima‚ Japan. 3 days Later‚ The United States
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Nuclear techniques were a major part of wars for the United States especially in world war II. In world war II nuclear techniques were used to help America in the war to promote their chances of them winning the war. During this time this was the nuclear age where the united states moved towards the nuclear age. The nuclear age was apart of the time where many of the war tactics were nuclear weapons. Americans in the war were helped severely by the efforts in the war with nuclear techniques. Many
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For my profession for the future I have chosen a Nuclear Technician. Nuclear Technicians have a very important job that most people just look right past. They do the dirty work that other people don’t want to do. You work with dangerous stuff. You could be the reason why someone survived or was injured. And it’s not easy‚ but when the days over they know they have helped out the community. It’s a interesting career. To be an Nuclear Technician you have to have an Associate’s Degree‚ but other
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BOOM! That’s the sound of a nuclear bomb going exploding‚ and a split second after a person hears that sound he most likely will be turned into a bed of ashes by the wall of fire that’s coming towards him at 100 mph. If he’s not burnt to a crisp by this great wall of fire‚ he will be killed by the nuclear fallout that will eat him alive starting from the inside and working its way out. There are many other nuclear weapons besides the atom bomb that kill‚ for example mustard gas. Mustard gas was used
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DISCUSSION ESSAY SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER? By: MIFTAHUL JANNAH/ 12273/ 09 K1 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STATE UNIVERSITY OF PADANG 2011 A. OUTLINE ESSAY SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER? 1. Thesis Energy crisis has been important issue recently. Because of the environmental effect‚ the decrease amount of fuel oil‚ and the rapidly population growth‚ we have to find out new energy resources. One of new potential energy resources is nuclear power. Although it has dangerous
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Do you remember the huge nuclear accident that happened in Japan 6 years ago in 2011? This disaster is said to be the world’s second worst after the 1986 Chernobyl tragedy‚ brought about the closure of all of Japan’s 44 working reactors‚ responsible for producing nearly a third of the national energy output (Documentary Director to RT). This incident killed over 1300 people in Japan‚ and some people are still suffering from diseases‚ such as radiation-caused cancer. Also‚ Naoto Kan‚ a former Japanese
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ought not possess nuclear weapons. The affirmative value for this case will be Human Life. Human life is defined as a personal life‚ the course of an individual’s life‚ especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one’s personal identity. Being secure is ones right to live in the fundamental need of humankind. Life is a value‚ and without it‚ we cannot fully engage in the pursuit of other‚ secondary societal values‚ such as justice‚ equality‚ or liberty. Nuclear weapons threaten
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Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is nuclear power plant‚ completed but never fueled‚ on Bataan Peninsula‚ 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Manila in the Philippines. It is located on a 3.57 square kilometer government reservation at Napot Point in Morong‚ Bataan. It was the Philippines’ only attempt at building a nuclear power plant. The Philippine nuclear program started in 1958 with the creation of the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) under Republic Act 2067. Under a regime of martial law‚ Philippine
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The truth about the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant January 2011 Factsheet of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project 1 1 Power generation 2 Reactors 3 Land requirement 2. Completion: 1650 MW x 6 = 9900 MW 1. 6 European Pressurized Reactors (EPRs) of 1650 MW each (India’s installed capacity: 4780 MW). In first phase‚ 2 reactors will be operated Expected date of commissioning of first 2 reactors 3 1. First stage: 1650 MW x 2 = 3‚300 MW 2. Total 4 EPRs in
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