| The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power
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| | systems activated by a human operator, an
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| plant in Japan discharged approximately
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| | automatic computer driven system, or even
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| 350 gallons of radioactive water into the
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| | a mechanical system to respond to
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| sea today after an earthquake shook the
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| | dangerous events in an appropriate
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| Japanese town, which is 160 miles
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| | manner. Passive safety systems rely on
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| northwest of Tokyo.
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| | the laws of nature to ensure a reactor
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| Fortunately, the radioactive
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| | responds in an appropriate manner during
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| contamination levels fell well below
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| | potentially dangerous events. The laws of
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| legal limits. The power plant is the one
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| | nature include for instance,
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| largest nuclear facility's in the world
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| | incorporating the law of physics in
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| and just one of fifty-five nuclear
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| | engineered components of nuclear power
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| reactors in Japan. The incident, in light
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| | plants whereby a nuclear reaction would
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| of the recent swarm of headlines
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| | slow versus accelerate during potentially
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| regarding alternative energy use and the
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| | dangerous situations or events.
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| possible re-emergence of nuclear power as
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| | Nuclear power plants also possess
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| a primary alternative energy source,
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| | structural safety systems. Surrounding a
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| leaves many to wonder, is nuclear power
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| | nuclear reactor are certain containment
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| safe?
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| | structures, such as the fuel ceramic,
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| Nuclear energy has both good and bad
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| | metal fuel cladding tubes and the reactor
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| points. It creates a huge amount of
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| | vessel and coolant system. Finally,
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| energy without using valuable fossil
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| | nuclear reactors are housed in
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| fuels, but it also produces radioactive
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| | containment buildings. Containment
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| materials that can be extremely harmful
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| | buildings, which are made of steel or
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| to the environment. Consequently, nuclear
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| | concrete, enclose nuclear reactors to
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| safety includes actions taken to prevent
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| | contain the escape of radiation.
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| nuclear and radiation accidents or to
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| | Ultimately, human exposure to radiation,
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| limit their consequences.
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| | the primary contamination of concern at
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| Workers at nuclear plants, and the larger
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| | nuclear power plants, is more likely to
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| environment, run a risk due to this
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| | come from exposure natural background
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| radioactive material. Nuclear power
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| | radiation and from some medical
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| plants must be run very carefully to
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| | procedures. In fact, studies exist
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| ensure that there are no mistakes, which
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| | finding no evidence of increased risk of
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| is why nuclear power plant operators
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| | exposure to radiation or occurrences of
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| promote a safety culture. The term
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| | cancer in individuals living near nuclear
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| "safety culture" is a term introduced by
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| | facilities. For instance, in 1990 a study
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| the International Nuclear Safety Advisory
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| | by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of
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| Group in a report published on the
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| | the National Institutes of Health, which
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| Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The
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| | surveyed over 900,000 cancer deaths in
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| International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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| | counties near nuclear facilities, found
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| defines safety culture as "an assembly of
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| | no increased incidence of cancer
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| characteristics and attitudes in
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| | mortality in people living near 62
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| organizations and individuals, which
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| | different nuclear facilities in the
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| establishes that, as an overriding
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| | United States.
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| priority, nuclear plant safety issues
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| | Regardless of the safety systems in
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| receive the attention warranted by their
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| | place, which promote a culture of safety
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| significance." Safety culture is about
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| | in nuclear power plant operations, no
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| improving safety attitudes in people, but
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| | industrial activity is risk-free.
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| it is also about good safety management
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| | Occurrences take place, which are
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| established by organizations with a
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| | completely outside our control, as
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| holistic, whole community, whole of life
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| | evidenced by the earthquake, which
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| approach. A good safety culture implies a
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| | impacted the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear
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| constant assessment of the safety
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| | power. Any malfunction, accident or
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| significance of events, such as
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| | natural disaster at or near a nuclear
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| earthquakes or other natural disasters.
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| | power plant presents potentially
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| Additionally, nuclear power plants
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| | devastating, long-term impacts to the
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| possess both active and passive safety
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| | surrounding community and environment.
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| systems. Active safety systems are
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