Essays on Nuclear Power

Scientists for over one hundred years have been attempting to harness the power of nuclear energy. In the 1900’s nuclear fission was discovered in heavier elements by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman. This began to pave the way for nuclear energy and nuclear power plants....

The concept of what it means to be secure and stable is highly contested and has entailed many different interpretations throughout history. The Cold War lasted for almost fifty years and raised important questions of security and stability. The United States (U.S.) and the former...

It’s like something out of a science fiction movie. Nuclear waste – hundreds of millions of gallons of it – are buried underground after the Cold War. Years later, it threatens to contaminate major sources of food and water for an entire nation. The government...

The reason as to why we should not support radioactive waste is because it pollutes the environment and reduces tourism Varies from low level waste to high level waste.Also known as nuclear waste.It is divided into three categories; high, low, `and intermediate level waste.Low level...

The objective of IAEA Safeguards is to deter the spread of nuclear weapons by the early detection of the misuse of nuclear material or technology. Recently an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said France has significantly strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear...

After revelation of National Council of Resistance of Iran about Iran’s nuclear activities, the IAEA took the steps on assessing the verification of such claims. Afterwards, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammad El-Baradei had a trip to Iran in order...

Technetium-99m is a nuclear isomer of Technetium-99, which is an isotope of Technetium. It is the most used medical radioisotope, used as a radioactive tracer which is traced in the body using gamma cameras. It emits gamma rays without beta rays making it useful as...

To this day, Pripyat resembles a ghost town, an eerie landscape that holds a plethora of artefacts from the daily lives of displaced residents. At the time of the disaster, due to the previously discussed poor handling of the situation, citizens were told they would...

There are a few different cycles that the earth rotates around. Some of the cycles were affected by the Fukushima Daihatsu disaster. The Fukushima plant had suffered from a 9. 0 magnitude earthquake. Plants, animals, and even people were affected by this disasters. Here’s a...

This report will cover topics on Nuclear Warfare. The following things will be discussed in this topic is Creation/Testing of nuclear weapons, where the bombs were used, human and ecological risks and environmental risks that come with and after a nuclear war. The Creation/Testing In...

In Anne Applebaum’s column titled “If the Japanese can’t build a safe reactor, who can?” on The Washington Post, she attempts to prove that nuclear power plants are a danger to our society. Although her column contains many facts from various resources, it is rather...

Have you ever wondered what would happen during a nuclear fallout? If just 100 nuclear weapons were dropped from the skies? If that day ever came, an estimated 14,535,000 people, roughly 2 percent of the world’s population would perish from the blasts with no remains...