dangers the use of nuclear and radiological energy can have. The Chernobyl incident‚ caused irreversible change on the environment and its community. On April 26‚ 1986‚ a reactor rupture at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and caused an explosion. This explosion caused a fire and released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere miles from the city Chernobyl. Because
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Mount St. Helen is a very active volcano classified as a stratovolcano‚ stratovolcano is basically a tall volcano built up of layer after layer of hard lava‚ tephra‚ pumice‚ and volcanic ash. Mount St. Helens location is in Skamania County in Washington‚ with coordinates of 46 12’00.17"N122 11’21.13"W. Mount St Helen is famous because of its catastrophic eruption on May eighteenth in nineteen eighty. The eruption measured a five on the volcanic explosivity index. This is an index created by Chris
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Introduction “The Ontario Fire Code Article 2.6.3.4.” states open air burning shall not be permitted unless approved‚ or unless such burning consists of a small confined fire‚ supervised at all times‚ and used to cook food on a grill or barbecue." The term ’approved ’ means approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) which is the local fire department. The Ontario Fire Code dose not regulate the barbequing on the balconies‚ however‚ some cities prohibit it. For example‚ city of Guelph
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The research I am interested in is Homeland Security‚ how does the department know the WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction? Because of the tremendous capabilities of destruction of Human life in a quick time‚ in many times not able to save the victims of these attacks. (Jane’s Chem-bio Handbook Second edition) And the 5 questions are identification‚ use‚ delivery‚ types and exposure. This important concern is my carrier as an CBNR in the army I know how the Army do things and in my investigations‚ I
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MINISTRY OF POWER AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN APPROVED by Prikaz No 189 of the Minister of Power and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan‚ as of August 26‚ 2004.) REGULATIONS ON ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN (PUE) Astana‚ 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Lassen Peak Volcanoes are some of the most beautiful and dangerous things to observe in the world. Volcanoes are some of the most amazing things to watch‚ they make you want to be close to them but it’s to dangerous.The volcano I chose was "Lassen Peak" located in California‚USA.I chose this volcano because it’s located in California‚ and California is one of my favourite places in the world. Now I’am going to tell you a little bit about Lassen Peak.This volcano is located in Northern
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as fallout shelters‚ were constructed to protect Americans in the case of a nuclear attack and the fallout that occurs afterwards. Fallout is the radioactive debris that follows a nuclear explosion. If a nuclear attack were to occur‚ the fallout could reach distances miles away from the center of the explosion. At this time‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War. The Cold War did not actually involve fighting but was a race of obtaining nuclear weapons and intimidating
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and fourth‚ and make small ripples across the reflection of the starry night sky. Every few seconds the reflection upon the lake is filled with the bright and vibrant explosions of reds‚ blues‚ purples and greens. The ripples make the explosion of colors dance upon the water making this image more interesting then the true explosions; almost as if there were two
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Energy: the ability to do work. Work= force x displacement. Power=energy/time Power is measured in watts or horsepower. Joules/sec=watts 1hp=746w=1kw Basal metabolic rate 2000kcal/day= 100w Batteries store energy in chemical form. They release energy by pumping electrons’ through wires from the minus pole to the plus pole. Devices inbetween convert this energy to another form‚ Efficieny- e.motor=85%‚ combustion= 20% Hydrogen is not a source of energy but a means of transportation Types of energy:
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There are many reasons the United States plunged into World War I‚ but one of the main reasons we did was the sinking of the ship “The Lusitania”. This ship was shot by the Germans with a torpedo and took the lives of over 100 American lives. The now enraged and already anti-German citizens‚ were only fuelled and cried out for war. The event happened like this. The Lusitania‚ famous for its luxurious accommodations and speed capability‚ was mainly used to transport people and goods across the
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