Economic Impact of Coal in PA - 0 views
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travla01 on 28 Jul 13PA Coal history
ExplorePAHistory.com - Stories from PA History - 0 views
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"Coal is to the world of industry what sun is to the natural world." Coal was critical to the United States' industrial revolution. By the late nineteenth century it replaced wood as the preferred fuel for powering factories, locomotives, and ships, and displaced wood for home heating in the northeastern United States.
Bureau of Radiation Protection--Nuclear Safety Section - 0 views
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Radioactive Waste & Emergency Response Section
Three Mile Island Accident - 0 views
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Three Mile Island: In 1979 at Three Mile Island in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the (TMI 2) core to melt. The reactor was destroyed but there were no injuries or adverse health effects from the Three Mile Island accident.
Chernobyl Accident: Health Impacts - 0 views
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The health effects of the Chernobyl accident have been the subject of unprecedented study by health professionals and unprecedented speculation and exaggeration by parts of the media. This Appendix summarises the following authoritative and expert assessments of the situation:
Bill Nye Energy Video - 0 views
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To be used during the beginning of the lesson to engage students about energy forms.
Fukashima Nuclear Plant - 0 views
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Nuclear Energy Institute - careersandeducation - 0 views
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Opportunities exist in the nuclear energy industry like never before. Growing electricity demand and greater concern for the environment are leading to the continued operation and planned construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States.
Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident - 0 views
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Printable Version (does not include Animated Diagram of the Sequence of Events) On this page: The Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor, near Middletown, Pa., partially melted down on March 28, 1979. This was the most serious accident in U.S.
Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident - 0 views
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Printable Version Background On April 26, 1986, a sudden surge of power during a reactor systems test destroyed Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union. The accident and the fire that followed released massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment.
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Printable Version Background On April 26, 1986, a sudden surge of power during a reactor systems test destroyed Unit 4 of the nuclear power station at Chernobyl, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union. The accident and the fire that followed released massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment.
Worksheets - 0 views
Hard lessons for U.S. nuclear safety from Fukushima meltdown - 0 views
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Editor's note: Daniel P. Aldrich is associate professor of political science at Purdue University, an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow at USAID during 2011-2012, and a Fulbright research fellow at the University of Tokyo (2012-2013). He is the author of the books "Site Fights" and "Building Resilience" (University of Chicago Press, coming out in August).
Nuclear Disaster Japan - 0 views
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Lessons from Fukushima, a report on February 28th, 2012 shows that the Fukushima nuclear disaster was caused by the failures of the Japanese government to protect its citizens from nuclear risks and not by the natural disasters of an earthquake and tsunami as thenuclear industry would like us to believe.
Nuclear Power and Superstorms Don't Mix - 0 views
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Superstorm Sandy's unexpected wrath makes a powerful case for revisiting Fukushima and the dangers to nuclear energy from natural disasters. As Sandy made landfall on Atlantic City, Oyster Creek nuclear power plant nearby was fortunately on a scheduled outage. But Indian Point 3 in Buchanan, N.Y.
Safe and Unsafe Energy Sources - 1 views
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Bill Nye introduces safe and unsafe energy sources in this video from Discovery Education.
Energy Education Resources for Teachers and Parents - 0 views
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On this page teachers and parents can find Energy Education Resources.
Education - 0 views
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Saving energy in schools and making energy efficiency a lesson for students is fundamental in shaping a new generation of energy efficiency leaders. Next Generation's Leaders Nationwide, schools spend $8 billion per year on energy. To lessen the economic blow and influence the next generation of leaders, the Alliance uses a variety of educational programs to reach students.
The Past Is Present at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - 0 views
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Beyond the cabbage patch and rows of pre-cut Christmas trees, past fruit stands filled with pumpkins and apples, along the bank of the Susquehanna River, sits the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. It's by far the most robust and majestic structure in the neighborhood, an unlikely blend of the Loire Valley Castles in France and Eastern Europe's Communist-era architecture.
Bureau of Labor - 0 views
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The U.S. Department of Labor details careers in alternative energy, including energy overview, career descriptions, definitions, and what "green" means
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