Academic papers on Environmental Issues & Ecology

Atomic Energy / Use & Control
A 24 page paper that reports and analyzes the use of atomic energy in the late 1940's. Along with a short defenition of what atomic energy is, the paper talks about how atomic energy was used and the measures by which it was controlled. Extensive...
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Nuclear Energy / What is it Costing Us ?
A 16 page research paper on nuclear energy and the price that we pay to have it. An historic overview of our decision to implement nuclear power is complemented by a thorough analysis of the worldwide confusion over its "pros" and "cons." While...
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Nuclear Energy / The Answer for the Future?
A 9 page overview of the status of nuclear energy. Outlines the environmental benefits of nuclear energy as opposed to fossil fuels. Details the differences in contribution of the two power sources to global warming. Outlines the possibilities...
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Nuclear Power / Technology & Safety
8 pages in length. A complete discussion of the technology involved in generating nuclear power, the risks imposed, and the safety measures/ precautions that are taken. Measuring safety and the detrimental impact of radiation resulting from nuclear...
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Nuclear Energy, Environmental Protection, and Competition
An 8 page overview of the nuclear power industry and how its competitiveness is affected by environmental regulations. Emphasizes that public concern over environmental protection can actually be targeted by an effective public relations campaign...
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Nuclear Reactor Disaster Causes U.S. Congress to Shut Down U.S. Reactors
This 6 page report discusses a fictitious scenario in which a nuclear reactor disaster takes place at a French breeder reactor plant. Congress responds by shutting down U.S. light water reactors. This report discusses the reaction of a state...
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Nuclear Proliferation & Society
An 11 page research paper on the effects of nuclear power in today's society. The writer deals with some of the controversy as well as some of the accidents and misshaps of nuclear reactors, as well as discussing some alternatives and possible...
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The United States & Nuclear Nonproliferation Delay
A 5 page paper on nuclear nonproliferation, which advocates the current course of action taken by the U.S. as specified originally in December 1995 by Thomas McNamara, which is to place technological sanctions on countries purchasing black market...
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Chemical & Biological Weapons / The American Approach
A 5 page research paper on the present state of chemical and biological weapons. This paper critically analyzes the need and use of chemical and biological weapons by countries of the world, with an emphasis on the policies of the United States....
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The Dangers of Nuclear Testing & The Reluctance to Stop It
In their effort to create a bomb that would assure destruction of enemies, the world super powers of this century have created a legacy that could presumably destroy the entire world as we know it. This 7 page essay looks at the specific dangers of...
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Nuclear Waste Disposal & Environmental Hazards
7 pages in length. A look at how much waste will be created from post-Cold War arms reduction and the serious problems mankind faces in trying to get rid of it. A thorough discussion is provided about the lifespan of specific radioactive elements,...
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Nuclear Waste / A Dream Turns Into A nightmare
A 5 page research paper which examines the problems of storing high-level nuclear waste. The writer demonstrates how the United States still does not have a viable solution for storing HLNW after 50 years of nuclear technology. The current solutions...
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Nuclear Power / The Impact of Public Opinion & Policy
An insightful 5 page look at the development of nuclear power's importance and the key legal issues surrounding its growth during the latter half of the 20th century. Regulatory policies and trends related to cost, environmental concern, etc; are...
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Nuclear Energy / A Likely Evil for the Future
A 3 page review of an article on nuclear energy; its past, and its future. Some of the reasons for our turn to nuclear energy are analyzed as is the fact that we are likely to continue using it more and more in the future. The writer feels that its...
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Nuclear Destruction -- The Threat of Irreversible and Irreparable Consequences
A 5 page report examining the biological & ecological consequences of radiation contamination that would result from a nuclear war. 'The end of life as we know it' is documented with scientific findings about radiation's effects on living cells and...
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