https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5GTvaW34O0 To do this assignment you should wat
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5GTvaW34O0
To do this assignment you should watch the documentary “The battle of Chernobyl”, and answer the following questions. For the last question you should also read the two linked newspaper articles, bringing the issue of Chernobyl up to the present day. Assignment submission closes 5pm on Saturday 28th April.
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1. Which modern day country did the Chernobyl disaster occur in? ___________________. At the time of the disaster it was part of the __________ ___________.
2. 20 years later, ___________ is still a ghost town. Why have people being unable to move back?
3. Do you think this disaster could only have happened in a country like the Soviet Union? Could something similar happen in the United States. Why, or why not?
4. Did this documentary change the way you thought about nuclear power at all? If yes, in what way? If no, why?
5. Who do you think should be responsible for cleaning up the damage continued to be caused by Chernobyl? Ukraine? Russia? The World?
6. Read: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/27/science/chernobyl-capping-a-catastrophe.html?_r=0 and: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2015/apr/24/containing-chernobyls-deadly-legacy both on Sakai
Do you think this solution solves the problem of nuclear waste and proves that humans can rectify any environmental problem that emerges as a consequence of our activity?
Explanation / Answer
Ukraine, Ukrainain Soviet Socialist Republic. Explanation: Ukraine was seperated from the soviet republic in 1991. Pripyat. People couldn't able to move back to the pripyat because of the high radiation levels that persisted in the area after the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear disaster. No nuclear plant is safe in this world. Nuclear power plants can be a disaster in anay country. Including in US, all over the world, nuclear plants are facing serious safety issues. There are lot of challenges including the disposal of nuclear waste. Yes, After watching this documentary, the view about nuclear power production has changed. It is not safe though it gives more power. Living life in the dark is better than dying. Moreover there are other renewable and safe sources of power like wind power, solar power, hydrothermal power that can be relied on.
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