Park 1 Ji-Won Park Mr. Campbell AP English 115 11 April 2013 A N !lear " # re $in!

e #he %n& s#rial 'e(ol #ion in #he 1)#h !en# r*+ #he ,orl& has been sear!hing -or ne, ,a*s #o be##er #he #e!hnolog* o- #he ,orl&. Wi#h #hese in!reasingl* po,er- l in(en#ions !ame #he nee& -or a more po,er- l energ* so r!e. #h s #he in(en#ion o- #he s#eam engine. As his#orian Eri! /obsba,n sa*s+ 0No !hange in h man li-e1 has been so pro-o n& as #he !oming in& s#riali2a#ion3 45#&. in 6ahlen7. $in!e #he en& o- #he re(ol #ion+ #e!hnolog* has a&(an!e& e(en - r#her+ an& #he energ* so r!es ha(e !hange& righ# along ,i#h i#. 8o&a*9s ,orl& ses an assor#men# o- energ* so r!es+ in!l &ing pe#role m+ !oal+ na# ral gases+ an& n !lear po,er. :#hese+ n !lear po,er gi(es #he mos# 0bang -or i#s b !k.3 /o,e(er+ ,i#h #he &e(as#a#ion !a se& b* -ailings an& a!!i&en#s+ people ask+ 0Are #he bene-i#s ,or#h #he risk;3 Al#ho gh #hese !on!erns ha(e (ali& gro n&s+ an in!rease in #he s#abili#* o- ! rren# pro!esses+ as ,ell as ne, so r!es on !lear po,er+ has #he po#en#ial #o !rea#e a ne, ,orl& -or #e!hnolog*. 8he n !lear pro!ess se& in #o&a*9s n !lear plan#s is n !lear -ission+ ,hen an a#om is -or!e& #o spli# apar#+ releasing #he energ* #ha# -orme& #he bon&s hol&ing #he a#om #oge#her in#o #he en(ironmen#. 8his pro!ess ,as -irs# s# &ie& -or pra!#i!al se b* <ise Mei#ner+ a =erman ph*si!is# ,ho !ame #o Ameri!a & ring Worl& War %% 4Me*er7. /er resear!h helpe& spark #he !rea#ion o- #he a#omi! bomb+ one o- #he -irs# s#epping s#ones in#o #he realm o- n !lear po,er. A-#er #he ,ar+ people sa, #he po#en#ial o- n !lear po,er an& began #o in(es# in i#s a&(an!emen#. %n 1>5?+ #he @.$.$.'. !ons#r !#e& #he -irs# n !lear po,er plan#+ !alle& #he :bninsk N !lear

Park 2 Po,er Plan#+ ,hi!h pro& !e& abo # 5 mega,a##s o- po,er+ ro ghl* eno gh ele!#ri!i#* #o po,er 2500 homes 40@ni5 e 'ea!#ors37. 8he i&ea o- sing #he same general pro!ess #ha# &es#ro*e& #,o !i#ies -or #he goo& o- #he people sparke& man* na#ions #o Aoin in #he n !lear ra!e. B* 1>C0+ se(en#een n !lear po,er plan#s ,ere pro& !ing energ* in -o r &i--eren# !o n#riesD "ran!e+ #he @.$.$.'.+ #he @ni#e& Eing&om+ an& #he @$A 4Char an& Csik7. /o,e(er+ people s#ill remembere& #he &e(as#a#ing e--e!# o- n !lear po,er & ring #he ,ar+ an& #heir -ear o- an*#hing n !lear be!ame a reali#* ,hen #he -irs# maAor n !lear rea!#or in!i&en# o!! rre& a# #he 8hree Mile %slan& plan# in Penns*l(ania in 1>F>. <ess #han a &e!a&e la#er+ #he n !lear plan# a# Chernob*l mal- n!#ione& in 1>)C+ en&ing in one o- #he ,ors# n !lear &isas#ers in his#or*. 8he area aro n& #he plan# remains ninhabi#able #o #his &a* 4$an&ers7. 8he neG# #,en#*--i(e *ears ,en# b* ,i#ho # an* maAor n !lear problems. 8hen+ in 2011+ a #s nami hi# n !lear rea!#ors s#a#ione& in " kashima+ Japan+ !a sing a mel#&o,n an& releasing large amo n#s o- ra&ia#ion in#o #he s rro n&ing area. 40" kashima A!!i&en#37. 8his in!i&en#+ al#ho gh &ras#i!+ &i& no# slo, &o,n #he gro,#h on !lear po,er as m !h as Chernob*l+ as man* E ropean !o n#ries ha(e in!rease& #he n mber on !lear po,er plan#s ,i#hin #heir bor&ers. %n #o&a*9s ,orl&+ 0#here are no, ?3> n !lear po,er rea!#ors opera#ing in 30 !o n#ries pl s 8ai,an1 #hese pro(i&e&1 abo # 1C per!en# o- #he ,orl&9s ele!#ri!i#*3 4Prober#s7. Man* people se a!!i&en#s s !h as Chernob*l+ 8hree Mile %slan&+ an& " kashima #o arg e #ha# n !lear -ission has #oo man* risks #o !on#in e resear!h an& #ha# #he more #ra&i#ional energ* so r!es are eno gh #o las# #he h man ra!e. Al#ho gh #hese !on!erns make sense+ #he !on#rib #ions o- n !lear -ission+ as ,ell as #he !ompara#i(e a&(an#ages+ sho, #ha# #he bene-i#s are ,or#h #he risks. 8hese n !lear rea!#ors sa(e h ge amo n#s o- mone* #ha# ,o l& be spen# on millions o- barrels o- oil 40Broa& %mpa!#s37. Also+ 0#he b*pro& !#s Ho- n !lear -issionI in!l &e

Park 3 -ree ne #rons+ pho#ons1 an& o#her n !lear -ragmen#s s !h as be#a par#i!les an& alpha par#i!les3 40N !lear "ission37. N !lear -ission releases no greenho se gasses or an* sor# o- air poll #an#. Al#ho gh #hese ra&ioa!#i(e par#i!les !an be &angero s+ proper !on#ainmen# o- #hese par#i!les nega#es #he risk o- an* a!!i&en#al release in#o #he en(ironmen#. 8hese rea!#ors also pro(i&e n mero s Aobs an& help in!rease pro& !#i(i#* an& e!onomi! o #p # in n mero s !o n#ries 40Broa& %mpa!#s37. 8he sol #ion #o #he all #he -ears o- people is n !lear - sion. 8his pro!ess is #he eGa!# opposi#e o- n !lear -ission. %ns#ea& o- breaking a#oms apar#+ a#oms are -or!e& #oge#her+ an& #he in!rease& a!#i(i#*+ & e #o s#ronger a#omi! a##ra!#ion ,i#hin #he larger mole! le+ ,o l& genera#e grea# 5 an#i#ies o- hea# an& energ*. N !lear - sion ,as -irs# in#ro& !e& #o #he general p bli! in 1>)> in a s#a#emen# b* $#anle* Pons an& Mar#in "leis!hmann+ ,ho !laime& #he* ha& 0a!hie(e& n !lear - sion a# room #empera# re1 #h s !rea#ing a re(ol #ionar* !lean energ* so r!e #he* !alle& J!ol& - sion93 4An&erson7. /o,e(er+ #hese eGperimen#s+ a-#er n mero s a##emp#s #o repli!a#e #he res l#s+ # rne& o # #o be a -ra & 4An&erson7. 8his &i& no# s#op resear!h -or n !lear - sion+ as e(en #o&a*+ !o n#ries s !h as #he @$A+ ' ssia+ an& Japan !on#in e #o sear!h -or a ,a* #o make n !lear - sion possible 40N !lear " sion37. $!ien#i-i! ins#i# #ions s !h as NA$A an& CE'N ha(e looke& a# 0!ol& - sion3 again #o see i- i# is possible+ eGperimen#ing ,i#h se(eral -orms o- h*&rogen. <a##i!e Energ*+ a n !lear po,er !ompan*+ is also sear!hing -or a ,a* #o !rea#e a !ol& - sion pro!ess an& has s#ar#e& planning pro#o#*pe - sion genera#ors+ !alle& <EN' genera#ors 4An&erson7. @nlo!king n !lear - sion ,o l& boos# #o&a*9s #e!hnolog* signi-i!an#l*. /o,e(er+ no s !!ess- l - sion pro!ess has been a!hie(e& #o #his &a* 40N !lear " sion37. 8his is & e #o #he spe!i-i! !on&i#ions nee&e& -or n !lear - sion. 8he s n is a prime eGample o- n !lear - sion+ b #

Park ? i# !an onl* a!hie(e - sion be!a se o- #he h ge gra(i#a#ional -or!es #ha# s rro n& #he s n. 8o ob#ain #he same !on&i#ions on Ear#h+ an& #o !on#rol #he -or!es behin& n !lear - sion+ #he elemen# being hea#e& ,o l& ha(e rea!h a# leas# 100 million &egrees Celsi s 40N !lear " sion37. :#her s!ien#is#s are eGperimen#ing ,i#h magne#s an& #heir po#en#ial #o !on#rol - sion an& #o &ire!# #he res l#ing energ* 40Pre(ie,ing37. Wi#h #he prospe!# o- a ne, n !lear po,er so r!e+ people ha(e (oi!e& !on!ern -or #he !rea#ion o- an e(en s#ronger a#omi! bomb. /o,e(er+ #hese people !an relaG+ be!a se 0i# is highl* impla sible #ha# a small-s!ale n !lear - sion s*s#em !o l& be b il#+ an& #hen opera#e&+ in a !lan&es#ine -ashion #o pro& !e ma#erial -or e(en one ,eapon3 40" sion Presen#s37. Wi#h #his ,orr* o # o- #he ,a*+ n !lear - sion seems #o be #he per-e!# energ* so r!e. %# is en(ironmen#all* -rien&l*+ #heore#i!all* sa-e+ an& pra!#i!all* limi#less 40" sion Po,er37. 8he - # re o- n !lear po,er is in!re&ibl* brigh#. Millions o- &ollars are being in(es#e& #o,ar& #he a&(an!emen# o- bo#h n !lear -ission an& - sion. Al#ho gh some arg e abo # #he &angers o- #o&a*9s n !lear rea!#ors+ #hose rea!#ors are being reno(a#e& an& !are- ll* inspe!#e&. Al#ho gh one !anno# -oresee e(er* possible e(en# #ha# !o l& &amage a rea!#or+ #he* are 5 i#e sa-e an& help po,er man* !o n#ries #o&a*. :n!e n !lear - sion be!omes a(ailable+ #he sear!h -or rene,able energ* so r!es ,ill !ome #o an en&+ an& a ne, #e!hnologi!al re(ol #ion ,ill o!! r #ha# ,ill !hange #he ,orl& more #han #he s#eam engine e(er !o l&.

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