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Nuclear & energy crisis of Japan’s quake and tsunami

Nuclear & energy crisis of Japan’s quake and tsunami. Thomas O’Donnell The New School, GPIA The Ohio State University, International Program At New School, 14apr11. Outline. Japanese energy reality – geopolitics

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Nuclear & energy crisis of Japan’s quake and tsunami

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  1. Nuclear & energy crisis ofJapan’s quake and tsunami Thomas O’Donnell The New School, GPIA The Ohio State University, International Program At New School, 14apr11

  2. Outline • Japanese energy reality – geopolitics • Severity of nuclear crisis • Bio/Nuke Principles, history, facts • Biological effects of radiation • Effect on environment • Clean up • Nuclear power cycles and types of reactors • …

  3. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

  4. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

  5. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

  6. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics EnergyOverview • ProvenOil Reserves (January 1, 2011) 44 millionbarrels • OilProduction (2009) 132,656 barrels per day • OilConsumption (2009) 4.4 millionbarrels per day • CrudeOilDistillationCapacity (2010E) 4.6 millionbarrels per day • Proven Natural Gas Reserves (Jan2011) 738 billioncubicfeet • Natural Gas Production (2009) 181 billioncubicfeet • Natural Gas Consumption (2009) 3,536 billioncubicfeet • Recoverable Coal Reserves (2009E) 380 million short tons • Coal Production (2009) None • Coal Consumption (2009) 182 million short tons • ElectricityInstalledCapacity (2008) 281 gigawatts • ElectricityGeneration (2009) 982 billion kilowatt hours • ElectricityConsumption (2008) 964 billion kilowatt hours • Total EnergyConsumption (2008) 22.3 quadrillionBtus*, of whichOil (45%), Coal (22%), NaturalGas (18%), Nuclear (11%), Hydroelectricity (3%) Other Renewables (1%) • Total Per CapitaEnergyConsumption (2008) 175 millionBtus • EnergyIntensity (2008) 5,579 Btu per $2005-PPP*

  7. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

  8. Japanese energy reality - geopolitics Abjectly dependent on hydrocarbon / fossil fuel imports for transport & electricity • WWII: oil major factor in loss • US cut oil  Pearl Harbor • US submarines  cut all south imports • Japan navy and air force unable to maneuver against US • Today: Depends on US protection of markets and seaways • Will NOT end nuclear program • Temporary petroleum imports: Saudis & Russia vie

  9. Mark I – GE design 1970’s installed

  10. UPDATED April 12, 2011 Radiation at Fukushima DaiichiLevels of radioactivity measured by Tokyo Electric Power at different points around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant – NY Times

  11. UPDATED April 12, 2011 Radiation at Fukushima DaiichiLevels of radioactivity measured by Tokyo Electric Power at different points around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant – NY Times

  12. Bio/Nuke Principles, history, facts • Biological effects of radiationhttp://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radrisk.html#c1 • Radiation Exposure Examples http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/radexp.html#c1 • Nuclear Power http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/nengcn.html#c1 • Three Mile Island-2 http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/tmi.html#c1 • Chernobyl http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/cherno.html#c1

  13. references • U Michigan, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Sciences, Symposium, Utube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qP8TCtgkhc • Naturehttp://www.nature.com/news/specials/japanquake/index.html?WT.i_dcsvid=%25%25LIST_ID%25%25-%20%25%25RECIPIENT_ID%25%25&WT.ec_id=MARKETING • Physics-engineering of nuclear power (enrichment, reactors and fuel cycles, waste characteristics, radiation nomenclature and biological effects, etc.) http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuccon.html#c1 • “The Future of Nuclear Power” An Interdisciplinary MIT Study http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/ • MIT Nuclear Engineering Bloghttp://mitnse.com/ • U Michigan sites: http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/

  14. PressOverreactiontoRadiation http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/radexp.html#c3 Map of the Damage From the Japanese Earthquake An interactive map and photographs of places in Japan that were damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html?view=daiichi

  15. NY Times – Map of the Damage From the Japanese EarthquakeAn interactive map and photographs of places in Japan that were damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html?view=daiichi

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