blog post #8 The first country and only country to use atomic energy on another country in war was the united states. The U.S. use these powerful bombs on Japan in the cites of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombs were called "little boy" and "fat man". The U.S. began the Manhattan Project, which was a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II. This project came out of the fear that Nazi Germany would be the first to use this Atomic bomb. This took place on a missal range in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The U.S didn't just chose japan to bomb. They didn't want to surrender to the allies in world war ll so the U.S. need something to make japan surrender quick. Hiroshima was chosen because the size and shape of the city suited the destructive power of the bomb and it had not yet been bombed. This would allow the U.S. to measure the exact damage of the bomb. The U.S. dropped paper notes urging the citizens of japan to get their country to surrender and warning them of the punishment of not surrendering. Little boy and fat man covered a mile circumference and killed over 200,000 citizens of japan. After the bombing Japan surrender to the allies and received aid from the U.S. to help clean and care for japan. source:
"Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. "Why the A-bomb Was Dropped on Hiroshima ?" Why the A-bomb Was Dropped on Hiroshima ? N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. Blog post #7 Atomic reactors are not the only dangerous thing about atomic energy. The really big threat is the atomic bomb. This bomb is capable of destroying whole cities. More research is being done and bigger bombs are being created.This Bomb has only been dropped two times while in war because it was the first of its kind and the damage cause was unbelievable. The two cites, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bombs dropped on these two cites completely leveled the cites. Roughly 200,000 people died in this bombing. No other bomb has been dropped after these two. This doesn't mean bigger and stronger bombs are being made and tested. Lucky the United States dropped them, but next time who know who will try and drop another one. source:
http://www.businessinsider.com/nuke-map-explosion-2013-7 "Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Mar. 2017. Web. 26 Mar. 2017. Due to the nuclear explosion the citizens of Chernobyl had to evacuate and only had 2 hours to pack the possessions or be left be hind in the town full of harmful radiation
blog post #6 Atomic energy is not only for electricity. Atomic energy is also used in the fields of agriculture, medicine, research and industry, too. Atomic energy is being used more and more because more is being discovered about it. Although it is dangerous, many precaution's are put in place so it can be more safe and a better source of energy. The more we know and the more we can use atomic energy in other fields of research. Atomic energy is use in the medical field too. Nuclear medicine uses radiation to provide diagnostic information about the function of a person's specific organs, or to treat their illness. Atomic energy is also used in the field of agriculture. Atomic energy is used as a pesticide to help kill of the insects that eat the crops. Atomic energy is used in more things than just energy. source:
"The Use of Nuclear Technology in Agriculture." The Use of Nuclear Technology in Agriculture. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. "Brief Introduction about Biotechnology:." Types of Biotechnology - Medical Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017. "Javascript Required!" Radioisotopes in Medicine | Nuclear Medicine - World Nuclear Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2017 Blog post#4 Atomic energy can cause some negative effects on the environment. First off, like everything man made, you have to have a space for the nuclear reactor to be built. Most atomic power plants are really big and require lots of space for them to be built. Another problem with atomic energy is the way they acquire the uranium for the reactors. Uranium has to be mined. The process of mining disrupts the Earth's natural formation. Mining for Uranium is also very dangerous. Long time exposer to Uranium can cause problem with your body, especially your Kidneys.
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Blog post #4 When you use nuclear power to generate energy, it comes with lots of risk. Nuclear reactors need constant monitoring and maintenance. If one thing happens to go wrong with a nuclear reactor it could cause major disasters. This could all be avoided if we would all choose to use better and cleaner sources to accumulate the energy we need. Some clean sources of energy are; bio-fuel, bio mass, geothermal, hydro-power, solar energy, tidal power, wave power, and wind power. If we were able to harness the full potential of these resources we could help slow globe warming and these energy source can't cause an nuclear disaster. Biofuels are non-fossil fuels that energy carriers that store the energy derived from organic materials (biomass), including plant materials and animal waste. Geothermal energy is the heat from the Earth and It's clean and sustainable. Heat from deep inside the Earth is generated into steam to make electricity. Geothermal heat pumps, tap into heat close to the Earth's surface to heat water or provide heat for buildings. Hydro-power use water released from the reservoir, that then flows through a turbine, spinning it, which in turn activates a generator to produce electricity. Solar energy is energy collected from sunlight through solar panels. Tidal and wave power use the oceans waves to turn a turbine in side the ocean which would generated clean energy. Wind power is collected through big wind mills. The wind naturally spins the wings which powers a generator. This generator then creates the energy and is sent to an electricity company to go straight to your home. If we could harness the full potential of these energy sources we could make the Earth an much better place to live. Sources:
."Wave & Tidal Energy Technology | Renewable Northwest." Wave & Tidal Energy Technology | Renewable Northwest. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. "Solar Energy." SEIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017 renewableenergyworld. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. "Glossary: Biofuels." Glossary: Biofuels. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. Blog post #3 Unfortunately, if an nuclear disaster was to occur from a nuclear power plant it wouldn't be the first time sadly. On June 26, 1954 the first nuclear power plant was built in Arco, Idaho, USA for electricity. Since then there has been over 100 serious nuclear accidents and incidents from the use of nuclear power. One of the biggest nuclear disaster was Chernobyl. Chernobyl is a city in Ukraine and had a population of 16,000 people. On Saturday 26 April 1986 the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the air. The radiation spread all over Western USSR and Europe. From 1986 to 2000, over 350,000 people were evacuated and resettled from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. 4000 people of Chernobyl died and another 985,000 premature cancer deaths occurred worldwide between 1986 and 2004 as a result of radioactive contamination from Chernobyl. SOURCES:
Author: Marion Brünglinghaus, ENS, European Nuclear Society. "Nuclear Power Plants, World-wide." Nuclear Power Plants, World-wide. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2017 "What Is Chernobyl?" The Chernobyl Gallery. N.p., 25 Jan. 2016. Web. 13 Feb. 2017 |
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