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…Chernobyl 10 years later On April 26th, 1986 the World's worst nuclear power accident occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (now Ukraine). The Chernobyl nuclear power plant located 80 miles north of Kiev had 4 reactors and while testing reactor…

…of goods of all kinds. The development of science and civilization is closely linked to the availability of energy in useful forms. The seven main energy sources are fossil fuels, hydroelectric, solar power, win power, geothermal, nuclear power, and biomass…

…had never existed at all. Times have changed since the writing of "There Will Come Soft Rains", when the threat of nuclear extermination seemed more real than it is now. But should we read it only as a chilling view of what the future might have been? One…

…. dependence on foreign oil. One of the problems is that immediate action is needed. New Nuclear power plants will not begin operation until 2014 at the earliest. The average cost for a new nuclear plant is $1.2 billion. That compares with $1.2 billion for a new…

…In our society, a nuclear family consists of a mother, a father, and the average amount of kids (2.5). It is the basis of what people consider a "normal" family to be. It is really sad that we, as Americans, need to have an idea of the "normal" family…

…The Fifties was a time of the nuclear family, "I Love Lucy", and things like the hula hoop. People dressed the same, talked the same, and acted the same. It was also a time of the Red Scare and Korean War. The government used fear tactics and were…

…of computers than they have taken away. The fear of total nuclear war was clearly painted in this film, war games. It could be seen through out the movie that nobody really wanted to have a nuclear war and there was a clear message in the whole movie…

…On 26 April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power station, in Ukraine, suffered a major accident that was followed by a contamination of the surrounding area by the large quantities of radioactive substances. The specific features of the contamination favored…

…nuclear weapons. Examples of such degradation include the loss of confidence in governmental competency and heightened perceptions of insecurity (literally terror) by citizens who would now view themselves in imminent danger." [30] Accessibility…

…MacArthur Supreme Commander of UN Forces started to make statements to various media outlets that we should drop nuclear weapons on North Korea and China. The media began giving this war negative coverage due to the fact that the American people were already…