Chernobyl And Three Mile Island Bring Visions Of Mushroom Clouds,

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Term Paper Title	Chernobyl And Three Mile Island Bring Visions Of Mushroom Clouds,
# of Words	681
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Chernobyl and Three Mile Island bring visions of mushroom clouds,
destruction, death.  What do they have in common?  They were both nuclear
accidents.  They bring up a serious question:
     Just how safe is nuclear energy?
     There are many viewpoints on the topic, but most are polluted with
myths and ignorance.  With the popularity of the prime-time cartoon “The
Simpsons”, many people’s view on the topic have been distorted.  The
father (Homer) is an undertrained, high-school failure, self-admitted
“bone-head” who works in a nuclear power plant for a money-hoarding old
man.  Many opinions on nuclear energy have actually been distorted by this
TV show.  They are untrusting, disbelieving and skeptical of nuclear
energy.  Their views are unrealistically morbid, however there IS a grain
of justification behind their worry.  Considering the risks involved with
nuclear energy, the possibility for catastrophe is far greater than their
potential.  In fact, a review board for the Atomic Energy Control Board
wrote to the Canadian Treasury Board in regards to the CANDU nuclear
reactors (one of the most popular and widely-used design in the world):
“When modern nuclear power plants were being designed in Canada two
decades ago, their complexity and potential for catastrophic consequences
were recognized. The plants were designed to high standards, and special
safety systems were incorporated.... Reactor designers and owners adopted
a relatively simple process for evaluating plant safety.
Since that time, experience in Canada and the rest of the world has
demonstrated that this approach to safety is too simplistic. It is
recognized now that, through the combination of a series of comparatively
common failures which, on their own, are of little consequence, accidents
can develop in a myriad of ways (as demonstrated most vividly at Three
Mile Island and Chernobyl)....
The consequences of a severe accident can be very high. The accident at
Chernobyl has cost the Soviet economy about $ 16 billion including
replacement power costs. Three Mile Island has cost the USA $ 4.8
billion....
CANDU plants cannot be said to be either more or less safe than other
types.” 1
     This having been said, just how safe is nuclear energy?  The
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear R...

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