KOODANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station currently under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Project investment cost to India was estimated to be US$ 3.5 billion in a 2001 agreement. History An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 20‚ 1988 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The project remained in limbo for 10 years due
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America has experienced some economic failures‚ such as Great Depression and Financial Tsunami. I think it is the long-term economic impact of slaver because American government adopted over-protected economic policy‚ and it is one of reasons which caused Great Depression and then American government has gone toward another extreme way‚ namely the over-liberalism‚ and it is one of reasons that caused Financial Tsunami. After the disaster of Financial
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Introduction This poster will compare and contrast two major volcanoes‚ Mount Vesuvius located on the Italian east coast and Mount Tambora located on the northern coast of Sumbawa island‚ Indonesia. Volcanoes are the most destructive natural disasters. Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora have caused great destruction in the past‚ killing many people and destroying entire cities. This poster will compare and contrast the volcanoes types/structure‚ the cause of the eruptions and the current levels
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between frontal subduction of Indian-Australian plate and Eurasia plate to the south of Java and oblique subduction to the west of Sumatra. The recent Tsunami originated by the undersea earthquake on the northern tip of this fault line has again hit Sri Lanka. It is incorrect to say that Sri Lanka is free from natural disasters like Cyclone‚ Tsunamis‚ Floods and Earth slides etc. History has its records. In December 1964 tidal wave caused by cyclone which ripped through Northern part of Sri Lanka wiped
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In the dynamic book Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake and Tsunami in Lima‚ Peru and it long aftermath‚ Walker argues that the response to the after math of the 1746 earthquake ‚ and the reaction to Viceroy’s plain to rebuild Lima demonstrates the roles of class‚ religion‚ and politics in the reconstruction of lima. Walker also discusses how natural disasters often provide a unique “Snap a shot” into the people affected . This contribution to the historiography of colonial Pure paints a crucial
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Japan. Caterpillar has a good opportunity to expand Japan market share and to achieve more profits because that the Japanese government demand huge number of heavy construction equipments to rebuild the damaged infrastructure caused by earthquake and tsunami. Though Komatsu is a strong competitor against Caterpillar and has a bigger market share‚ Caterpillar’s future sale will still increasing and the profits will soar in the Japan market. Caterpillar Japan Profile Caterpillar‚ which has an asset
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I. Introduction …………………………… 1 II. Body …………………………… 2 a. Definition …………………………… 2 b. Kinds of volcano …………………………… 2 c. Types of eruption …………………………… 3 d. Risk …………………………… 4 e. Benefits …………………………… 11 a. Tourism …………………………… 11 b. Environment …………………………… 13 III. Conclusion …………………………… 15 IV. Bibliography …………………………… 17 Introduction The term volcano can either mean the vent from which magma erupts to the surface‚ or
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the fifth largest recorded worldwide since 1900. The quake was centred 130 kilometres to the east of the prefecture’s captial‚ Sendai. The coast of Japan is highly built up and this in its self caused a massive problem. The seismic event caused a Tsunami‚ which was sent crashing into the country’s north-eastern coast. The reason behind this catastrophe was because Japan is located on the east edge of the Eurasian Plate‚ therefore the Oceanic Pacific Plate was subducted under the Eurasian Plate. This
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for both exports and imports. In March 2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe‚ Ishinomaki and Onahama were severely damaged and
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earthquake-triggered tsunami followed‚ washing away large parts of several coastal cities The recent tragedy in Japan will affect the global food supply and might just be the event that triggers the reverse of our dependence on Asia for cheap foods. Americans might complain about the increase in food prices but will pay for the safety of their food supply. In a current quick poll on SupermarketGuru.com‚ 82 percent of those who have already taken the survey report that since the earthquake/tsunami in Japan
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