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How many feet was radioactive material shot in the nuclear explosion at the Russian Chernobl plant in 1986 if radioative material was shot five kilometers?
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Radioactive material was shot 16,404.1995 feet in the Chernobl explosion in 1986.
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Disastrous meltdown at this Russian power plant?
chernobl power plant meltdown
How long did it take for japan to recover from the nuclear bombs?
The answer isn't a clear number. They say it takes about 40-50 years for nuclear radiation to effectively drop to safe levels or safe-ish. It's all science talk about the half-life of radioactive atoms. Every X amount of years the atoms energy is cut in half. At least that is a gross generalization of it. The effects are still apparent today though. Many Japanese are still born with birth defects or problems due to radiation. When you get radiation sickness, it can structurally change your DNA, in turn you can pass it to your kids. Born without arms, legs, etc. It's really an awful thing, japan is an awesome country. I've never been but I want to go there lol. They have an awesome culture. Look up the nuclear reactor meltdown of chernobl (that's probably not a correct spelling). They've got a documentary on it on netflix. Similar but more lasting effects I think because it was a plant not a bomb.
Nuclear Power vs. other sources of energy. What are the dangers and the benefits to the alternative sources of energy?
Answer 1.I don't see how nuclear power can be a danger or a benefit to alternative sources of energy. By alternatives I suppose you mean wind and solar mainly. These will continue whether there is more nuclear or not, as they are intended to reduce burning of fossil fuels.Answer 2geothermal is good because its cheap and its renewable.wind takes up a lot of land but is good if you don't have many other sources in your area. our class is doing a project on energy sources and nuclear energy is being stored in Nevada for the next thousand years.Its piosonous and radioactive!Answer 3They are several pros and cons all power sourcesFissionProsMASSIVE amounts of powerVery small amounts of waste90% of waste can be reused and makes less radioctive elements that decay fasterVery safe [Only One case of a malfuncion killing people(Chernobl)]Fuel cost 1/3 of what coal costs for same amountRuns on very little fuelConsExpensive to build (2 billion a pop + slowness and building problems)Waste is very deadly(this means you actually have to...uhhh... worry about it)Is associated with Thermonuclear weaponsIndustrial acidents leave areas uninhabitableA comparison of waste in (metric)tonnesA nuclear power plant generating 500 megawatts of electricity produces around 20 tonnes of toxic waste a year, and this figure is falling as nuclear reactors become more efficient. Treatment of nuclear waste can reduce the volume substantially. In comparison, a 500-megawatt coal-fired power station produces almost 320,000 tonnes of toxic waste each year, including 2.6 tonnes of uranium and 6.4 tonnes of radioactive thorium.That's right a nuclear makes 20 tonnes a year and a coal makes 320,000 a yearFusion The Other Nuclear EnergyProsCan't explodelow level wasteLOTS OF POWERRuns on heavy waterWhen made will power the entire world cheaplyConsHas not been developed yetSolar and WindProsFREE ENERGYCan be easily place in places such as your roofConslittle energyTakes up lots of spaceSomewhat expensiveWave power or Underwater windmills (both are different)ProsFREE ENERGYLots of space for it (OCEAN)Make a moderate amount of energyConsSomewhat expensiveMust be maintainedGeo thermalProsgenerates a moderate amount of electricityFREE ENERGYConsnot many places for useCoalProsCoal is cheapIt worksConsLots of wasteWaste goes into the air we breathMakes ~100 times as much radioactivity as a nuclear plantAntimatterProsMakes a lot of energyIt DOES EXISTconsall the anti matter we have made would be enough to power a light bulb for a few secondsTakes FOREVER to makeCOSTS A LOT OF MONEY (~$1 trillion per TEASPOON)Tends to blow upI think that water energy is the best alternative energy to help our world out.
