End of Nuclear Debate?

Future of nuclear power.....


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791504575079370538466574.html?KEYWORDS=nuclear


-Harrison

Airborne. missile-beating lasers

I don't think this is "nuclear" per se, but it's definitely along similar lines...and interesting!


http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18556-back-to-the-drawing-board-with-missilebeating-laser.html

-Madeline Snively

Alexander Litvinenko

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/books/12weisberg.html?_r=1


Alan Cowell wrote a book (The Terminal Spy: A true story of espionage, betrayal and murder-the first act of nuclear terrorism and the new Cold War) about this murder, and now it's totally on my to-read list. Apparently he was poisoned on my 18th birthday, sad :(.

"As the multiple subtitles in Mr. Cowell’s book suggest, he believes that the Litvinenko murder has far-reaching significance. He argues that the West has become embroiled in a new cold war with Russia, and that Mr. Litvinenko’s poisoning, whether authorized at the very top or not, was the act of an angry, newly ascendant Russia. He also believes that the murder was the world’s first act of nuclear terrorism, and that the use of polonium or similar elements in a slightly modified manner could be much more effective for terrorists than a dirty bomb."

-Cat

Maps...

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/index.shtml

The map above is from the 'BRAVO' test at Bikini Atoll (http://www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/BravoMap.shtml)...

"No one was living on the Bikini atoll at the time of the BRAVO blast. However, a total of 236 people were living on the atolls of Rongelap and Utirik, 100 and 300 miles east of Bikini, respectively. The residents of Rongelap were exposed to as much as 200 rems of radiation. They were evacuated 24 hours after the detonation. The residents of Utirik, which were exposed to lower levels of radiation, were not evacuated until at least two days later. After their evacuation, many experienced typical symptoms of radiation poisoning; burning of the mouth and eyes, nausea, diarrhea, loss of hair, and skin burns.

Ten years after the blast the first thyroid tumors began to appear. Of those under twelve on Rongelap at the time of BRAVO, 90% have developed thyroid tumors. In 1964, the U. S. Government admitted responsibility for exposing the islanders to radiation and appropriated funds to compensate them."


-Cat

Map of Nuclear Illinois

There was a question in class today about the location of the nearest nuclear reactor to Chicago.  I couldn't quite remember the distance.  Below is a map from the "Nuclear Energy Information Service", which is a citizen's "watchdog" group.  I downloaded it from:
http://www.neis.org/Content/Nuclear_Illinois.shtml

The mushroom cloud in popular art.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2002/aug/06/art.artsfeatures

-Madeline Snively

US Goverment Funding for New Nuclear Power Plants

Sorry I am most definitely not in the class anymore and still posting articles.
They are looking at having two plants operational in eight years. Cheers

Julie Brower


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8518670.stm