ENV-0007 Lecture 31: Lecture 31- Nuclear Energy
3 Dec 2016
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Fukushima, japan: march 2011, tsunami following the tohoku earthquake (march 11, destroyed emergency generators cooling the reactors at fukushima daiichi plant, tsunami wavers were 3x the size of protected seawall at the power plant. Insufficient cooling led to 3 nuclear meltdowns and the release of radioactive material: 160,000 people evacuated, killed 18,000 people. Not specifically the meltdown, but also the earthquake, tsunami, etc: watch video posted online, should be very helpful for explaining benefits and weaknesses of nuclear energy. **the maps on the past two slides have a red map over them, which indicates the. This can predict the fallout of these nuclear cites if a disaster occurred. An important criterion in a world where decisions about future energy use must account for their impact on climate change. U-235: more common isotope of uranium, fissile- can sustain chain reaction overtime without additional energy input, the separation of u-235 to other elements (kr and ba) is what produces energy.
