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This presentation will show and figure out the reality of Nuclear disasters: their definition, reasons and consequences.
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Effects of Nuclear
Disasters
“A nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere” Najmedin Meshkati –
Professor of Nuclear science
What is nuclear disaster?It is an event that
has led to significant
consequences to people, the
environment or the facility.
What are the causes? Design
Flaws Poor Control Systems
Operator Fatigue
Lack of Maintenance
Effects
Sociopolitical
Economic
Environmental
Sociopolitical effect
Fear
Public reaction and
ProtestsGovernments’
actions
Economic effect
Consequences and actions
Potential costs
Further aftereffects
Environmental effect
Deforestation
and “red forests”
Contamination
Extinction and mutation
Thanks for your attention!
Works Cited
The Encyclopedia of Earth; “Environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident”; Will Flanary and Mark McGinley; December 15, 2008; Web.
MIT Technology Review; “Nuclear Lessons”; June 21, 2011; Najmedin Meshkati; Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering; Web.
“Perceptions and the social-political aspects of nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal”; James David Ballard; California State University Northridge; USA; Web.
Energy News; “Power exports peak, despite nuclear phase-out”; Günther Birkenstock;
November 11, 2012; Deutsche-Welle; Web.The New York Times; “South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors
Over Faked Certificates”; Choe Sang-Hun; May 28, 2013; Web.
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