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Submitted by rotinaj13 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Nuclear Power
It is 1946, and you are a young Canadian scientist named Louis Slotin. You have been assigned to work on the atomic bomb, other wise known as the Manhattan project. Today is Tuesday may 21, and you are doing an exercise called "Tickling the dragon's tail." It is processes were you move two atomic masses as close as you can to each other before they become critical, when u suddenly slip. The two masses collide and become critical and become critical. A blue flash and a slight heat wave engulf the room and every one inside is irradiated. You just received a lethal dose of radiation, and you die a few days later.
That seriously makes one think what are the true advantages of nuclear technology? Nuclear technology can be used for numerous things. It can aid in the manufacturing process or it can be used to sterilize food. It can also be used for a cheaper more reliable power source. But what can go wrong with it, that makes people afraid to use it? When safety is ignored people can and will get hurt. The most dangerous thing that could happen is the reaction goes into meltdown, radiation escapes, and people die.
There are many advantages and disadvantages to the world of Nuclear Technology.
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Nuclear technology has opened the door to new possibilitys in the manufacturing process. It has led to new products, such as smoke detectors. The element in a smoke detector that detects smoke is derived from nuclear technology. It has also lead to new products, irradiationg old products such as plastics changes it's propertys and behaviors. By irradiating normal every day products scientist can create a new product that will better aid in every day life. Manufacturing has used radioactive products since the 1700's. Some grandfather clock makers used radioactive particles, called radon, to make the paint for the numbers irodesent.
Manufacturing has also misused radiation in their processes. Several products have had to be recalled,...
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