Sentences with phrase «of nuclear disasters»

However, radioactive iodine represents a tiny percentage of the elements that the human body would be exposed to in the event of a nuclear disaster.

The timing was tricky, because in December 2012, North Korea launched its missiles, which stirred up fears of nuclear disaster.

It may trust in the promise for redemption of human history even in the face of the threat of nuclear disaster.

The terrible environmental and human impact of a nuclear disaster is overshadowed by the impact of fossil fuels, climate change and natural disasters.

With the plant's potential dangers now in focus because of the nuclear disaster in Japan, that's probably a battle he'll be happy to wage.

«Low - probability, high - incident events» Jaczko noted that, through Fukushima, the agency's understanding of nuclear disaster itself had evolved.

The Fukushima disaster also showed NRC that the physical impacts of a nuclear disaster were not constrained only to radiation exposure, he said.

One possible solution to quickly measure a population's exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear disaster or some other large - scale leak of radioactive material — such as a so - called «dirty bomb» attack — would be to scan the body in places where that material is most readily absorbed.

Iodide supplementation is usually recommended in case of some nuclear disaster and radioactive activity as it protects thyroid by flooding it with iodine to prevent it from absorbing the radioactive form.

Interestingly, spirulina has been used in Russia to treat the victims, especially children, of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.

Even as the country reels from the threat of nuclear disaster, this president still takes a sightseeing tour of the Lincoln Memorial with his helicopter entourage.

Abandoned years before in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, nature has begun to reclaim everything.

In the wake of a nuclear disaster, the only chance to avoid global devastation is in the hands of the few elite soldiers who must...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl is set in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl is first person survival horror game set in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in the Ukraine.

But along with the recent economic stagnation, the earthquakes in Eastern Japan, and the after effects of the nuclear disaster, a collective depression from an inability to vent their frustrations continues to accumulate within their society.»

As Christopher Booker cogently reports in The Daily Telegraph (March 19, 2011) eco-propagandists have been hard at work drumming up fears of a nuclear disaster for Japan «worse than Chernobyl.»

«On behalf of the millions of people in the world who live with the threat of a nuclear disaster ruining their lives, we are writing to ask you to recognize that now is the time to put people ahead of the nuclear industry and hold the industry fully liable for the risks and damages of its disasters.

Available on Android and iOS, Zero Hour's campaign takes place in the wake of a nuclear disaster, and you play one of a few elite soldiers who have been tasked with saving the world from complete devastation.

Not exact matches

It's been 32 years since the Chernobyl disaster, a nuclear reactor meltdown caused by a mix of design flaws and human error.

Perry has repeatedly said that storing fuel on site makes coal and nuclear plants less prone to shutdowns than other power generators in the event of disasters and attacks.

Leatherbarrow recently published a book, called «1:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster,» that recounts the catastrophe's history on its 30th anniversary.

With more than a decade of experience, Akiko has covered some of the biggest stories across Asia and the U.S. Prior to joining CNBC, Akiko was a Tokyo - based correspondent for ABC News, where she led network coverage of the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan.

Hemp has been used to detoxify the soil around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

When the social scientist and derivatives trader sat down at the same table at a friend's wedding in 2011, they got to talking about their shared interest in «epic failures,» like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Fukushima nuclear disaster and Hurricane Sandy.

A world of looming economic insecurity, ecological disaster, and even nuclear war doesn't exactly seem like the type of place that would invite those responsible for steering the fate of humanity (i.e. all of us adults) to kick back and goof off awhile.

Nuclear power, in the light of the Fukushima disaster, graphically highlights the dangers inherent in that power source.

And all of this, of course, is to say nothing of his easy flirtation with nuclear disaster; today we seem closer to war with North Korea than ever before.

With high oil prices persistently poised to derail the global economy, with large economies like Germany and Japan swearing off nuclear in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, with coal hampered by looming emissions caps, unexpectedly abundant gas seems poised to fill the energy void.

Between the endless natural disasters, political paralysis, loneliness epidemic, job stealing (or even world - ending) robots, and regular threats of nuclear annihilation, it's no wonder the nation's mental health professionals claim anxiety (particularly among young people) is on the rise.

In September 2016, Musk first revealed his plan to send people to Mars in case of an apocalyptic disaster, like a nuclear war, on Earth.

Vice News reporter Isobel Yeung revisited the site of Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster five years later (Photo credit: VICE News Tonight on HBO)

Prior to the disaster, which is still affecting communities in Japan today, nuclear plants provided about 30 % of Japan's energy mix.

I don't know what foolish things people and nations will permit themselves to do in the near future, what compacts we will make with hell through the use of nuclear and biological weapons, what ecological disasters we will actively perpetrate or merely permit to happen or what unprecedented human tragedy we will willingly or witlessly sponsor.

All sane and responsible people are agreed that no one could really win a nuclear war and that such an event would be a disaster of the first magnitude.

Japan has raised the level of nuclear threat to seven, which is the same as the level of the Chernobyl disaster.

For theological resources regarding nuclear disaster we must turn to the prophets of exile, Ezekial and Deutero - Isaiah, reaffirming with them God's creation and redemption as universal in scope, and thus repudiating nationalism.

The possibility of major human catastrophe, whether by nuclear holocaust or by irreversible ecological disaster, is all too real.

There has been a stagnation in the building of nuclear power stations in Europe as fears concerning safety have mounted, especially in the wake of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters, and the problem of the disposal and storage of radioactive waste materials has not been solved.

The principal secretary of the USSR Academy of Sciences expressed the view that scientists on both sides of the Atlantic had reached a consensus and were unified in their view that nuclear war would spell disaster for the world.

Larch attributes the growth to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, which contaminated much of the seaweed - rich waters around Japan.

With the world on the edge of disaster either from nuclear war or Islamic invasion how can we justify even considering spending millions just to watch pre madona «s kick a ball around?

Last weekend was the seventh anniversary of the disaster at the Japanese nuclear power plant located in Fukushima.

Audience member says creation of Israel has been a «disaster» for the Jews and will cause a nuclear war.

However, as we have seen at Fukushima, the consequences of disaster, if it occurs, can be more extensive with nuclear than with other forms of energy production.

The party's comments come in the wake of the decision to upgrade the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan to level seven - the same as the Chernobyl disaster.

Resource - poor Japan has long been interested in tapping Africa's vast natural resources, even more so since dependence on oil and natural gas imports jumped after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster shut almost all of Japan's nuclear reactors.

Cuomo's fashion choice for disasters and emergencies has become a familiar sight for many New Yorkers, whether he's standing on New York City streets flooded after Hurricane Sandy, trudging along a snow - crippled Buffalo highway or issuing statements in front of a burning transformer at the Indian Point nuclear facility.

Well before a March 11 earthquake led to a partial meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, local antinuclear activists and elected officials were warning of the potential for disaster if a hurricane or other unusual weather...

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