RJA #6a: Websites: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

Resource: Ask.com
Keywords Used: Nuclear Power, Safety, Environment, accidents
Search Strategies: Nuclear Power +safety +Environment +accidents -weapons
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 78,600
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Resource: Katapulco
Keywords Used: Nuclear Power, Safety, Radiation, Accidents, Waste
Search Strategies: Nuclear Power +safety +accidents +waste +radiation
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 281,000
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Resource: Carrot Clustering Engine
Keywords Used: Nuclear Power, safety, waste, radiation, accidents
Search Strategies: Nuclear Power +safety +accidents +waste +radiation -weapons
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 16,300
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Resource: Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources
Keywords Used: Nuclear Energy, human safety
Search Strategies: Nuclear Energy + human safety
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 1
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Resource: Digg
Keywords Used: Nuclear Energy
Search Strategies: Nuclear Energy -weapons
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 2950
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Resource: Google
Keywords Used: Nuclear Energy, Safety Regulations, Waste Disposal, Transport
Search Strategies: Nuclear Energy +Safety Regulations -Weapons +Waste Disposal +Transport
Date Searched: Feb. 28, 2010
Number of Hits: 191,000
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RJA #5c: Reference Articles: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

Reference Articles

The Free Dictionary
www.encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com
Nuclear Safety in the U.S.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nuclear+safety+in+the+U.S.

Search-The free dictionary
Nuclear +safety
Feb. 21, 2010
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Dictionary
Nuclear Energy
http://dictionary.com
The American Heritage Science Dictionary
Copyright 2002
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nuclear+Energy

Search- Dictionary.com
Nuclear Energy
Feb. 21, 2010
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Debatepedia
Debate" Nuclear Energy
Lasted updated Feb. 22, 2010
http://wiki.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Nuclear_energy#Waste:_Can_nuclear_waste_be_dealt_with_adequately.3F

Search-Debatepedia
Nuclear Energy Accidents
Feb. 21, 2010
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RJA #5b: Periodical Articles: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

Periodicals

A. Strupczewski
Accident risks in nuclear-power plants
Applied Energy
Volume 75, Issue 1/2
May 2003
Pages 79-86
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9791553&site=ehost-live

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Nuclear Power +accidents
Feb. 21 2010
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George J. Annas
Nuclear Power: Safety and Economics.
American Journal of Public Health
Volume 73, Issue 9
September 1983
Pages 1099-1100
http://0-web.ebscohost.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=8&hid=3&sid=0548b092-802c-4104-bd75-cc06db2c5ab9%40sessionmgr4

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Nuclear Power +safety
Feb. 21 2010
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Matilda Lee
Nuclear Waste & Radiation
Ecologist
Volume 32, Issue 7
September 2002
Page 9
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7252020&site=ehost-live

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Nuclear Power +waste +environment
Feb. 21 2010
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Keith Baverstock, Dillwyn Williams
The Chernobyl Accident 20 Years On: An Assessment of the Heath Consequences and the International Response.
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 114 Issue 9
September 2006
Pages 1312-1317
http://0-web.ebscohost.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=12&hid=3&sid=0548b092-802c-4104-bd75-cc06db2c5ab9%40sessionmgr4

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Nuclear Power +radiation +cancer
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RJA #5a: Books: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

Books and Ebooks

Alexey V. Nesterenko, Vassily B. Nesterenko, Alexey V. Yablokov.

Chernobyl: Consequences of the Chernobyl Catastrophe for People and the Environment

Volume 1181

Used Volume 1181 Only

Hoboken, New Jersey

WileyInterScience

Copyright 2009

http://0-www3.interscience.wiley.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/journal/123194851/issue

Searched- Auraria Library

Skyline

Nuclear Power Plants and hazards

Feb 18^th 2010

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Richard E. Webb.

The accident hazards of nuclear power plants

First Edition

Only Volume

Massachusetts

Amherst

Copyright 1994

Searched- Auraria Library

Skyline

Nuclear Power and hazards and accidents

Feb 18^th 2010

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Clyde W. Burleson.

Nuclear afternoon : true stories of atomic disasters

First Edition

Only Volume

New York

Thunder's Mouth Press

Copyright 2007

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Skyline

Nuclear Power and disasters

Feb 18^th 2010

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David Bodansky

Nuclear Energy - Principles, Practices, and Prospects

2^nd Edition

Entire Book

New York

Springer

Copyright 2004

http://0-www.knovel.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/web/portal/basic_search/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=2358

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Skyline

Nuclear Power and safety and practices

Feb 18^th 2010

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T.E. Collins

Technical study of spent fuel pool accident risk at decommissioning nuclear power plants

1^st Editions

Whole Ebook

Washington, DC

Division of Systems Safety and Analysis, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Copyright 2001

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Skyline

Nuclear Power and safety and accidents

Feb 18^th 2010

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RJA #4c: Research Question Check: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

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RJA# 4b: Search Strings: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

Search Engine Math:

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RJA #4a: Keywords: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

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RJA #3c: Research Question: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

How much money is spent making nuclear power plants safer?
How safe is stored nuclear waste?
Who is effected by nuclear power plant accidents?
How is the environment effected by Nuclear Power?
When are nuclear power plants inspected for safety?
What is the economic impact when accidents occur?
How often do nuclear accidents occur?
How can nuclear power plants be safely ran and controlled?
How safe has nuclear power been?

RJA #3b: Research Topic Focus: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

These are the debates that people have had on the topic of Nuclear Power.

• The pros and cons of nuclear energy
• The economic costs of keeping nuclear power safe
  
• The risks of nuclear fuel
• The Environmental risks and benefits of nuclear power
• Who should monitor nuclear power plants?
• Is nuclear power really a green type of power?
• Can nuclear accidents be completely prevented?
• The economic costs of cleaning up after nuclear accidents.
• Is the storage of nuclear waste really safe?
  

RJA #3a: Research Topic Exploration: "Is Nuclear Power Safe?": ENG 1020

After spending several hours going over websites for information on the topic of "is nuclear power safe?", I have found several sites that will help me in my research.

The First website I came across was the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions website. Once I found this site I found that they have several different stories I could possibly use to research my topic. One of the main articles I will use is entitled High-Level Waste. This is what I discovered from this article.

1. High level waste is extremely radioactive which can be harmful to humans.
2. Waste of this type is created when the nuclear fuel is used up.
3. Waste of this kind is typically stored somewhere were it will decay and become safe.
4. Decay can take hundreds to thousands of year to occur.

http://www.nrc.gov/waste/high-level-waste.html

The second resource I found was from the website called atomicarchive. The article I reviewed was called Major Nuclear Power Plant Accidents.

1. Several Nuclear accidents have occurred between 1952-1999.
2. Nuclear accidents have had effects on people as well as the environment.
3. Some accidents are caused by faulty equipment and others by things man can't control.
4. The Chernobyl accident sent radiation over much or Europe and has killed at least 35 people.

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Reports/Japan/Accidents.shtml

Another site I visited was Wikipedia. An article I found was called Environmental effects of nuclear power. These are the facts I found.

1. Around 300 tons of high level nuclear waste is created every month per nuclear reactor.
2. Nuclear Power does not create Carbon Dioxide as a byproduct. This makes it a form of power that doesn't release green house gases.
3. Nuclear reactors release a ton of heat into the environment to cool there reactors.
   
4. Most nuclear waste is stored in underground were it is supposed to be safe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_effects_of_nuclear_power


The final website I came across was focused on how safe nuclear energy has been. The title of the article I looked over was called safety of nuclear reactors.

1. The shielding in nuclear power plants is built to certain standards to prevent contamination.
2. Equipment is constantly running to try to prevent problems from occurring
3. backup systems are in place encase problems occur.
4. Only one commercial nuclear accident has cause deaths.
5. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) police the world on nuclear power to make sure standards are met to keep it safe.
6. No nuclear accident can lead to a nuclear explosion on commercial plants.
7. In most accidents the radiation has never made it out of the containment areas.
8. Extremely high security to prevent theft of nuclear materials that could be used as weapons.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf06.html

These are the sites I have so far come across. This was just a brief look at my topic and I have already found a ton of information to write my paper. I am sure that once I get off the web and dig into books I will find several more relative articles.