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How fast does radioactive material spread after a nuclear meltdown?
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How did the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl cause environmental issues in Europe?
it threw radioactive materials into the atmosphere which was spread by the weather
What would happen if a nuclear power plant is bombed?
It's essentially impossible to answer the question, as the answer depends on the size, nature, and specific location of the explosion.It's probably important to clear up a misconception here. Nuclear power plants do not explode like nuclear bombs. They simply cannot do so. There can be explosions at a nuclear plant, but these are chemical explosions like you could potentially get at any factory.The problem with an explosion at a nuclear plant is that, even though it's caused by a chemical reaction and not a nuclear one, it tends to spread radioactive material around.The worst case scenario is that radioactive material would be released into the area around the reactor... again, how large an area depends on how big the explosion is, and how bad this would be depends on part in what precise radioactives were released. For example, while the Three Mile Island accident released a considerable amount of radioactive material, several scientific studies have concluded that there were no measurable adverse health effects and that the average person within a ten-mile radius of the plant got about the equivalent radiation dose of one extra chest x-ray that year. Certain elements are more dangerous than others because of their role in the body's biochemistry... radioactive iodine and strontium, for example, are dangerous because the body concentrates them (in the case of iodine) or incorporates them into bone structure (in the case of strontium).
When light passes through a material and spread out what is the material?
It is opaque.but when it passes through a translucent material depending on the structure of the material it may also spread.
Describe why a charged electroscope will discharge when placed near a radioactive material?
1. Electroscopes can be used to detect electronic charges and when a electroscope is given negative charges they repel each other and spread apart. They will remain apart until their electrons have somewhere to go and it combines with positive charges. When nuclear radiation is moving through the air it can remove electrons from some molecules In the air and cause other molecules in the air to gain electrons. - B0N3S
Why a charged electroscope will discharged when placed near a radioactive material?
1. Electroscopes can be used to detect electronic charges and when a electroscope is given negative charges they repel each other and spread apart. They will remain apart until their electrons have somewhere to go and it combines with positive charges. When nuclear radiation is moving through the air it can remove electrons from some molecules In the air and cause other molecules in the air to gain electrons. - B0N3S
What happens when a nuclear plant melts down by the ocean?
The meltdown of a nuclear plant by the ocean may result in a number of different things. The severity of the meltdown and the amount of radioactive material released and the area over which it spread will determine the results. What follows is difficult to predict, but we can make some guesses. A messy clean up may be needed, or contamination may force individuals to abandon the site because it is too radioactive. It is possible that there will be casualties due to radiation sickness, and some long-term health affects to people and animals in the surrounding area. Larger areas of adjacent land may have to be evacuated and remain unihabitable for decades or more. A range of possibilities lie along the road following a reactor meltdown.
What famous disaster happened at Chernobyl in Russia?
There was no famous disaster (or anything else) at Chernobyl in Russia as there is no such place. However for the disaster that occurred in Chernobyl in the Ukraine, please see the related question.
How did the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl cause environmental issues in Europe?
it threw radioactive materials into the atmosphere which was spread by the weather
What are the types of radiation protection used by the military?
The military are very aware of the risks of radiation both from nuclear explosions and also from "dirty bombs" that spread radioactive material. The NBC suit is the military's primary line of protection.
What are some of the issues of nuclear power plants?
Nuclear power amounts for a somewhat large portion of our the energy that we use. However, nuclear spills can be devastating. When a nuclear power plant leaks, radioactive material is released into the environment. This material is extremely harmful to humans and can cause many health problems and cancer. Radiation is spread through the air. It can take many years for the harmful material in the environment to go away. One of the most well-known nuclear accidents was the disaster at Chernobyl. Also, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan recently had a spill.
How much miles of damage can a nuclear missile cause?
The explosion will only take up a square mile or two. The shockwave, will spread and destroy for several more miles. The real destruction is the nuclear fallout. Tons of radioactive matieral being scatered by the wind can spread hundreds of miles.
Does a dirty bomb spread radioactive contamination through conventional explosives?
Yes and no. One can use conventional explosives to make a dirty bomb or attack a nuclear facility to produce the same result.Radiological weapons, or "dirty-bombs," use conventional explosives to disperse radioactive material. These weapons are relatively easy to make. Dirty bombs need not contain highly enriched uranium or plutonium but can use any type of radioactive material or waste. For example, this was can come from dismantled nuclear weapons, power plant storage areas, hospital x-ray machines, or cleanup from nuclear disasters. An individual can take this waste and use any means to disperse it: conventional explosives, ammonium nitrate bombs, or simply gasoline filled drums. Detonating this radioactive material in an urban environment would render the immediate area indefinitely uninhabitable.Similarly, attacking a nuclear power plant or waste storage facility would create a second type of dirty bomb. For example, this attack would occur by planting explosives within a facility or by flying an airplane into a reactor. A nuclear power plant presents a tempting target, since a meltdown of its reactor would contaminate hundreds of square miles. This attack would create a much higher concentration of radiation than a small, homemade device.See, Gopal B. Saha, Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine, 260.John Baylis, et al, Strategy in the Contemporary World, 299.
How can radioactive contamination occur?
Radioactive contamination is also known as radiological contamination. It is the deposition, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces within solids, liquids, or gases. There presence is unintended or undesirable.
What would happen if a nuclear power plant is bombed?
It's essentially impossible to answer the question, as the answer depends on the size, nature, and specific location of the explosion.It's probably important to clear up a misconception here. Nuclear power plants do not explode like nuclear bombs. They simply cannot do so. There can be explosions at a nuclear plant, but these are chemical explosions like you could potentially get at any factory.The problem with an explosion at a nuclear plant is that, even though it's caused by a chemical reaction and not a nuclear one, it tends to spread radioactive material around.The worst case scenario is that radioactive material would be released into the area around the reactor... again, how large an area depends on how big the explosion is, and how bad this would be depends on part in what precise radioactives were released. For example, while the Three Mile Island accident released a considerable amount of radioactive material, several scientific studies have concluded that there were no measurable adverse health effects and that the average person within a ten-mile radius of the plant got about the equivalent radiation dose of one extra chest x-ray that year. Certain elements are more dangerous than others because of their role in the body's biochemistry... radioactive iodine and strontium, for example, are dangerous because the body concentrates them (in the case of iodine) or incorporates them into bone structure (in the case of strontium).
What is a nuclear proliferation?
Nuclear Proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons.
Why is japan facing a potential nuclear meltdown?
because, the nuclear reactors in the facility need to be cooled with water but since the power went out they cant cool it down and if they don't, it could cause an explosion causing radiation to spread across the area like in chernobyl and it will have to stay uninhabited because the radiation will stay for thousands of years
What is a proliferation?
Nuclear Proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons.
