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Inheriting the Nuclear Genie

Tony O'Donohue

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Description:In the fall of 2006, during a casual discussion with some high school students, I asked one of them, what he was being taught at high school, about nuclear energy. He said 'nothing'. I got the same answer from the others. So, I went to see the science teacher, at the Toronto High School. The teacher explained that basic sciences - chemistry, physics etc. - were being taught. But nuclear energy as a subject, was not on the education agenda. It was too controversial and very political. I stated that the next generation - the students he was teaching - would grow up knowing nothing about the aging nuclear reactors and the spent fuel, they will inherit. Eventually, I decided to write a book on Nuclear Energy. And this is it – “Inheriting the Nuclear Genie”. It should be easy to read, and informative, without too much technical and scientific language - all that can be found in text books. And hopefully, the book would help a lot of young people to speak openly about nuclear energy and perhaps, some would seek employment in the many areas of the nuclear industry. For example: • I would like young people, and people in general, to understand the basic science of nuclear energy. For that reason, I have mentioned the ‘main pillars’ of nuclear energy many times through the book. • I want the next generation to understand the nuclear mess they will inherit: how to control, manage and dispose of large amount of spent fuel, radioactive waste and the hundreds of old nuclear plants they will inherit. • As nuclear energy is now part of our lives, it is the responsibility of our education system to insure that it is included, as part of the science program, for all high schools and universities. • Since radiation measurements are most complex, with the added confusion that there are two sets of measurements, the first step should be to adopt the International System of Units (ISU) for radiation and ask that the U.S and the few other countries, which use the non-ISU measurements to follow suit. Simply stated – the Becquerel (Bq) would measure radiation emission – replacing the Curie (Ci) and the Sievert (Sv) would measure the absorbed dose - replacing the Rem. • The melt down or partial meltdown of reactor(s) at Windscale (Sellafield, U.K), in October 1957; Three Mile Island, Pa. (U.S), in March 1979: Chernobyl, Ukraine (USSR), in April 1986, and Fukushima (Japan), in March, 2011, have all resulted because of the inability to remove decay heat from the reactors – a problem which can have devastating consequences. It should be noted that Windscale used air fans to remove the heat from the reactor. And, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima used water to remove the reactor heat. There are many more reasons to speak out about nuclear energy which I hope you find enlightening in my book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inheriting the Nuclear Genie. To get started finding Inheriting the Nuclear Genie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 798

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ISBN: 0993651720

Description: In the fall of 2006, during a casual discussion with some high school students, I asked one of them, what he was being taught at high school, about nuclear energy. He said 'nothing'. I got the same answer from the others. So, I went to see the science teacher, at the Toronto High School. The teacher explained that basic sciences - chemistry, physics etc. - were being taught. But nuclear energy as a subject, was not on the education agenda. It was too controversial and very political. I stated that the next generation - the students he was teaching - would grow up knowing nothing about the aging nuclear reactors and the spent fuel, they will inherit. Eventually, I decided to write a book on Nuclear Energy. And this is it – “Inheriting the Nuclear Genie”. It should be easy to read, and informative, without too much technical and scientific language - all that can be found in text books. And hopefully, the book would help a lot of young people to speak openly about nuclear energy and perhaps, some would seek employment in the many areas of the nuclear industry. For example: • I would like young people, and people in general, to understand the basic science of nuclear energy. For that reason, I have mentioned the ‘main pillars’ of nuclear energy many times through the book. • I want the next generation to understand the nuclear mess they will inherit: how to control, manage and dispose of large amount of spent fuel, radioactive waste and the hundreds of old nuclear plants they will inherit. • As nuclear energy is now part of our lives, it is the responsibility of our education system to insure that it is included, as part of the science program, for all high schools and universities. • Since radiation measurements are most complex, with the added confusion that there are two sets of measurements, the first step should be to adopt the International System of Units (ISU) for radiation and ask that the U.S and the few other countries, which use the non-ISU measurements to follow suit. Simply stated – the Becquerel (Bq) would measure radiation emission – replacing the Curie (Ci) and the Sievert (Sv) would measure the absorbed dose - replacing the Rem. • The melt down or partial meltdown of reactor(s) at Windscale (Sellafield, U.K), in October 1957; Three Mile Island, Pa. (U.S), in March 1979: Chernobyl, Ukraine (USSR), in April 1986, and Fukushima (Japan), in March, 2011, have all resulted because of the inability to remove decay heat from the reactors – a problem which can have devastating consequences. It should be noted that Windscale used air fans to remove the heat from the reactor. And, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima used water to remove the reactor heat. There are many more reasons to speak out about nuclear energy which I hope you find enlightening in my book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inheriting the Nuclear Genie. To get started finding Inheriting the Nuclear Genie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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