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Health Consequences of War and Militarism

Health Consequences of War and Militarism. Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP. Outline. The history and epidemiology of war Nuclear weapons Chemical weapons Biological weapons. Outline. Economic and environmental consequences of militarism and war Health consequences of militarism and war

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Health Consequences of War and Militarism

Health Consequences of War and Militarism. Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP. Outline. The history and epidemiology of war Nuclear weapons Chemical weapons Biological weapons. Outline. Economic and environmental consequences of militarism and war Health consequences of militarism and war

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Transuranic Waste Disposal

Transuranic Waste Disposal. Radioactive Management and Disposal NUCP 2311 contributions from : John Poston (Texas A&M University) Ashley Bernardi (Purdue University) And www.wipp.ws. Transuranics. What is a Transuranic? Part of the actinide series. Elements with atomic numbers >92

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Waste Disposal

Waste Disposal. Chapter 16. Photo from Sandia National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy. Solid Wastes. Major source of solid waste in U.S. are: Agriculture (crops and animals): more than 50% Mineral industry (spoils, tailings, slag, and other rock and mineral wastes)

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Ethical Theories

Ethical Theories Cristina Arimany Kerri Marsh Edward Porrello Monica Valencia Introduction Brief history of ethical thought Ethical theories The Disaster at Bhopal The Titanic Tragedy A Brief History of Ethical Thought

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Neutrino Masses

Dirac. oscillations. double beta decay. Neutrino Masses. Majorana. Oscillations: Kinematics in weak decays: 0 n double beta decay:. Mainz frozen T 2 source, D E=4.8 eV Troitsk gaseous T2 source, D E=3.5 eV Reported anomaly most likely experimental artifact. Katrin (Karlsruhe).

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Nuclear Energy: Benefits and Risks

Nuclear Energy: Benefits and Risks Chapter 11 The Nature of Nuclear Energy Radioactive - Nuclei of certain atoms are unstable and spontaneously decompose. Neutrons, electrons, protons, and other larger particles are released, along with energy.

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New Mexico State University College of Engineering

New Mexico State University College of Engineering. NMSU. Science and Engineering in New Mexico. New Mexico is a high-tech state, hosting research and development organizations that include: Los Alamos National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories Air Force Research Laboratory

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Yucca Mountain: High-Level Nuclear Waste Site

Yucca Mountain: High-Level Nuclear Waste Site by: Anthony Ricco Urbs/Geog 515:Race, Poverty, And the Environment (Spring 2004) Raquel Pinderhughes Urban & Environmental Studies Programs, SFSU

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The World Without US: Parts III & IV

The World Without US: Parts III & IV. Andy Allen Amy Williams S. Khang. The Fate of Ancient and Modern Wonders. The English Chunnel Animals such as reindeer from Norway and wolves from Romania could potentially travel the English Chunnel into Britain.

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Solubility

Solubility. What is it? And who cares?. David Walker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia Univ. Solubility is the ability to dissolve ; for one substance to physically completely disappear into another. Examples of dissolution include:.

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Nuclear Nightmares II: Meltdowns at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima

Nuclear Nightmares II: Meltdowns at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima . Rise of the Nuclear Power Industry. An outcome of the research done in the Manhattan Project to create the atomic bomb After WWII, research strictly controlled by government

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HPC, the Department of Energy and the Obama Administration:

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Department of Energy Condition Assessment Information System

Department of Energy Condition Assessment Information System . 2014 FIMS Annual Training Adam Pugh. March 2014. Discussion Points . CAIS 101 What is CAIS ? Sites Currently Using CAIS Link to FIMS Work Breakdown Structure Functionality Screenshots Reports CAIS 2.0

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Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Reactors. Nuclear Reactors. Fission has been developed as an energy source to produce electricity in reactors Within the reactors, controlled fission occurs And we harness the heat from fission to create electricity . Diagram of a nuclear power plant. Schematic of the reactor core.

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Proposal to Expand Nuclear Waste Storage Capacity in New Mexico

Proposal to Expand Nuclear Waste Storage Capacity in New Mexico. Isotopes Justin Mehnert Maria Medina Richard Herrera. Mission. Our mission is to raise awareness and generate increased interest in the expansion of WIPP in New Mexico. Outline. Problem Current Waste Disposal methods

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Green Computing DOE Electronics Stewardship CIO Cyber Security Conference May 2, 2007 Jeff Eagan Office of Health, Safe

Green Computing DOE Electronics Stewardship CIO Cyber Security Conference May 2, 2007 Jeff Eagan Office of Health, Safety and Security Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assistance Green Computing Overview Drivers for Electronics Stewardship New Executive Order 13432

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Nuclear Power Discussion March 25, 2009

Nuclear Power Discussion March 25, 2009. Joint meeting of the Legislative Energy Commission; the House Energy Finance & Policy Division; and the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Melissa Savage - Program Director Energy, Environment and Transportation Program

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Nuclear Energy

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