how fukushima affected the world?
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The March 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station affected both short- and long-term energy-security in Japan, resulting in crisis-driven, ad hoc energy policy and, because of the decision to shutter all nuclear reactors, increased the country's demand for fossil fuels, primarily natural ...
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The Chernobyl reactor exploded a short distance away from the Soviet town of Pripyat in the Kiev Oblast, or region, near the border of Belarus. The disaster produced the “largest uncontrolled radioactive release into the environment ever recorded” and mostly had an immediate impact on Ukraine, Belarus and West Russia.
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Fish and Shellfish Testing - Fukushima Disaster Testing has shown that no fish or shellfish off the Pacific coast have radioactive contamination that would pose a risk to people who eat them.
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The nuclear disaster has contaminated the world's largest ocean in only five years and it's still leaking 300 tons of radioactive waste every day. ... If that weren't bad enough, Fukushima continues to leak an astounding 300 tons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean every day.
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Symptoms may include skin burns, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, general weakness and possibly death. In addition to personal health concerns, there are also environmental health concerns associated with nuclear power generation. Nuclear power plants use water from local lakes and rivers for cooling.
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Psychological or mental health problems. According to several international studies, people exposed to radiation from Chernobyl have high anxiety levels and are more likely to report unexplained physical symptoms and poor health.
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Animals living in contaminated areas in and around Chernobyl have suffered from a variety of side effects caused by radiation. Oxidative stress and low levels of antioxidants have had severe consequences on the development of the nervous system, including reduced brain size and impaired cognitive abilities.
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['1 Accidents Happen. The radioactive waste can possess a threat to the environment and is dangerous for humans. ... ', '2 Radioactive Waste. Does nuclear power cause air pollution?']
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In terms of human exposure, the increase in the thyroidal cancer incidence in many areas of the globe (strongly affected by the radioactive contamination with the 131I radionuclide) is the one among the worst consequences of nuclear testing.
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The large-scale ways in which WWII changed the world are well-known: the Holocaust's decimation of Jewish people and culture, the use of atomic bombs on Japan, and the wide swath of death and destruction caused by the Axis powers in Europe. But there are also more indirect ways that WWII impacted modern society.
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Which countries are most affected? Tsunamis often taken place in the Pacific Ocean, according to the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research. The Pacific Rim which borders the ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. Countries immediately affected include Alaska, Chile, Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan.
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['Nuclear waste: The waste generated by nuclear reactors remains radioactive for tens to hundreds of thousands of years (1). ... ', 'Nuclear proliferation: ... ', 'National security. ... ', 'Accidents. ... ', 'Cancer risk. ... ', 'Energy production. ... ', 'Not enough sites. ... ', 'Cost.']
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No one will die from Fukushima radiation, there will be no increased cancer rates, the food supply is not contaminated, the ocean nearby is not contaminated, most of the people can move back into their homes, and most of the other nuclear plants in Japan can start up just fine.
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Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所, Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho) is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 3.5-square-kilometre (860-acre) site in the towns of Ōkuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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High concentrations were discovered northwest of the plant and also at 28 kilometers south near the coast, in the cities of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture. Iodine-131 was also found in the same areas, and most likely the tellurium was deposited at the same time as the iodine.
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A June 2012 Stanford University study estimated, using a linear no-threshold model, that the radioactivity release from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could cause 130 deaths from cancer globally (the lower bound for the estimate being 15 and the upper bound 1100) and 199 cancer cases in total (the lower bound ...