Scientific Facts on the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Ethics General Engineering, Engineering Science Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering |
| Learning Resource Type: | Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | Green Facts |
| Description: | Case study with discussion questions. "Some 20 years ago, the most serious accident in nuclear history changed the lives of many. Massive amounts of radioactive materials were released into the environment resulting in a radioactive cloud that spread over much of Europe. The greatest contamination occurred around the reactor in areas that are now part of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. How has this region been affected by the accident and how has it coped?" The site is organized around the following sections: Introduction - the accident 1. What was the extent of the Chernobyl accident? 2. How has human health been affected by the Chernobyl accident? 3. How has the environment been affected by the Chernobyl accident? 4. How are highly contaminated areas managed? 5. What are the social and economic costs of the Chernobyl accident? 6. What are the current concerns and needs of affected people? |
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| Keywords: | Chernobyl, nuclear accidents |
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(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: | Part of a larger site called GreenFacts. The mission of this site is to bring complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists. Objective To be the preferred online source of scientific information for journalists, decision makers, stakeholders, teachers, and concerned individuals. The goal for the organization: independent, multi-stakeholder, non-advocacy. For our publications: clear, accurate, unbiased. |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Interactivity Level: | Low |
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| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.greenfacts.org/en/chernobyl/index.htm#0 |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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