japan fukushima reactor: eight months after nuclear disaster plant remains in shambles
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okuma japan -- two reactor buildings once painted in a cheery sky blue loom over the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant their roofs are blasted away their crumbled concrete walls reduced to steel frames

ultimate loyalty: japanese dog refuses to leave injured friend behind
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http:wwwlifewithdogstv emerging coverage from japan offers a moving example of ultimate dog loyalty and clearly illustrates the challenges faced by animal victims of the earthquake and tsunami

ron paul039s 1st day in the white house: what will he do
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sign up for email updates: http:wwwronpaulcomwelcomephp - please like share subscribe ampamp comment http:wwwronpaulcom08252011--ron paul is america039s leading voice for limited constitutional government low taxes free markets sound money and a pro-america foreign policyfor more information visit the following websites:http:wwwronpaulcomhttp:storeronpaulcomhttp:wwwronpaul2012comhttp:wwwrevolutionpaccomhttp:wwwronpaulnewscomhttp:wwwhousegovpaulhttp:wwwdailypaulcomhttp:wwwronpaulforumscomhttp:wwwronpaulflixcomhttp:wwwronpauldailynewscom

harry shearer reads the bbc post-nuclear attack statement
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25 years ago the bbc drafted a statement to be broadcast in the event of nuclear attack we asked harry shearer the voice of the simpsons039 newsreader kent brockman to offer us his interpretation of the statement so he did it in the style of seminal 1970s newscaster walter cronkite and here039s the result

motherboard tv: the thorium dream
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motherboard039s 30-minute film on the grassroots movement to make thorium nuclear power a reality read more: http:wwwmotherboardtv2011119motherboard-tv-the-thorium-dream

japan039s nuclear disaster explained
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donate: http:americanredcrossorgsitepageserverpagename=ntld_mainampamps_src=rsg000000000ampamps_subsrc=rco_frontpagepanelin which hank explains nuclear power and the situation at the fukushima daiichi power plant in japan in short fission products continually decaying in both active and spent fuel rods create enough heat to melt themselves the coolant systems that would prevent this from happening were disabled by the tsunami cracks in the fuel rods created an environment allowing hydrogen to form which concentrated and then exploded several times destroying both the primary and secondary containment structures at at least one reactor the result is that the reactor needs to remain cooled or else radiation from the meltdown will be released to the environment in significant quantities the people working to keep the reactor from overheating are risking their lives to do so and we all hope they will be able to stabilize the reactor without harm

energy amp electricity in science : how does optical fiber work
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optical fibers are solid glass that produce continuous reflections down the light fiber that come out the other end find out how a bundle of optical fibers can be used to transmit pictures with information from a science teacher in this free video on optics and science lessonsexpert: steve jonescontact: wwwmarlixintcombio: steve jones is an experienced mathematics and science teacherfilmmaker: paul volniansky

map of nuclear explosions on the earth from 1945-1998
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http:wwwctbtoorgspecials1945-1998-by-isao-hashimoto

sending message on nuclear amp climate
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the obama administration is holding the white house summit on nuclear energy today discussing the role of nuclear energy in reducing carbon emissions linked to the threat of climate change the event will be live streamed on whitehousegov and youtube beginning at 1 pm etnuclear energy has a really important role to play in the fight against climate change and i think administrations in the past have recognized this but theyve tended to be kind of quiet about it said eileen claussen founder of the pew center on global climate changeto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7677651-nei-nuclear-energy-summit

inside chernobyl 2012
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a short film based on current conditions in chernobyl ampamp pripyat please note i am an amateur documentary filmaker and this documentary was made on no budget the only cost involved were just the travel expenses to the ukraine

8 amazing energy facts
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energy is all around us8 amazing energy factssubscribe http:bitlyjewd6gfollow amazing facts:youtube http:bitlyjewd6gtwitter http:bitly1k5stqifacebook http:onfbmeidtrezgoogle http:bitly18tvrfktumblr http:bitly1cgd3kgdelicious http:bitly1jq636awebsite http:bitly18jyrea1 only 10 of energy in a light bulb is used to create light ninety percent of a light bulb039s energy creates heatcompact fluorescent light bulbs use about 80 less electricity than conventional bulbs and last up to 12 times longer 2 refrigerators in the us consume about the same energy as 25 large power plants produce each year 3 the amount of energy americans use doubles every 20 yearsfrom 2008 to 2030 world energy consumption is expected to increase more than 55 4 about 5000 years ago the energy people consumed for their survival averaged about 12000 kilocalories per person each dayin ad 1400 each person was consuming about twice as much energy 26000 kilocaloriesafter the industrial revolution the demand almost tripled to an average of 77000 kilocalories per person in 1875by 1975 it had tripled again to 230000 kilocalories per person 5 ten countries produce 23 of the world039s oil and hold the same percentage of known reserves saudi arabia tops both lists 6 the most powerful hydroelectric project in the world is china039s three gorges damthe controversial and enormous power plant brings power to millions of chinese villagers and will generate more than 22000 megawatts from six generators 7 over 86 of the energy used in the us each year is from the combustion of fossil fuelsamerica burns nearly half of the world039s gasoline 8 american hospitals are some of the most energy-intense buildings on the planet--additional facts--9 on a hot summer afternoon california consumes the entire output of two large nuclear reactors pumping water10 china has taken over the us as both the world039s largest co2 emitter and the world039s largest energy consumer 11 if energy efficiency doubles as planned by 2030 america will save 327 billion across buildings transportation industry household and taxable energy costs 12 in the us electricity plants use more than 900 million short tons of coal to produce 40 percent of america039s electricity every yearmusic name: dance of the pixiesmusic artist: machinimasound https:machinimasoundcommusic link: https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=apedwmckybasourceshttp:factsrandomhistorycomenergy-factshtmlhttp:wwwdosomethingorgactnowtipsandtools11-facts-about-energyhttp:wwwaskcomquestionhow-many-calories-in-a-slice-of-breadhttp:wwwaskcomquestionhow-many-slices-in-a-standard-loaf-of-breadthanks to logan kensis at givemefreeartcom for animationsthanks to niz at http:nizcoindexhtml for animations8 amazing energy facts

how can you stop a nuclear missile
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when i was growing up in england in the 1970s and though the 1980s in particular there was an almost palpable fear that a nuclear exchange could break out between the superpowers at almost any time you can now translate this and other curious droid videos see my video about it here https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=xlpvgiytkygthe curious droid merchandise shop is now open too on teespring : https:teespringcomstorescurious-droidit caused me and many others around at the time to wonder was there a way to stop a missile attack but to be honest there was very little you could do if you lived in a big city or near a military base there was nothing to stop an icbm or intercontinental ballistic missile once it was on its way and with the 4 minute warning we would have in the uk you might as well have one last game of missile command and hope for a quick endroll on 35 years and although we now live in a time of where the threat from nuclear attack is much less its still present even if i

nuclear train flask collision test - operation smash hit 1984
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hereby follows the propaganda: when nuclear fuel is sent from britain039s nuclear power stations to sellafield for reprocessing a simple procedure is used which now has been carried out more than 14000 timesthe fuel rods are first cooled for at least 90 days at power station by immersing them in ponds when taken out of storage the heat coming from each rod has dwindled to about 25 watts - roughly equivalent to a small electric light bulbabout 200 rods at a time are loaded into an open top steel skip which is then placed inside a special container called a flaskthe flasks are very robust - they weigh around 50 tons and have walls 35 cm thick16 bolts each able to take a load of 150 tons without breaking secure the lidthe flasks are forged out of two blocks of steel when finished each flask is worth half a million poundsstringent manufacturing and performance standards have to be met these are drawn up by international atomic energy agencyto meet these standards the industry has developed a comprehensive testing program literally hundreds of impact tests have been carried out using scaled models dropping them so that they land from all sorts of different anglesin 1983 to enhance public confidence in the flasks a full scale testing of an actual production flask in real life conditions was beguna three locomotive train was smashed into a flask going at 100mphpublic money

aerial view of an atomic bomb explosion
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this is an aerial shot from operation buster jangle shot easy november 5 1951 detonated in area 7 of the nevada test site 31 kt a very famous shot see it in quotatomic filmmakersquot silent

ted turner interviews carl sagan part 3 of 5
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carl sagan and ted turner discuss the issues that are vital to the survival of our species on earth sagan explains the benefits of our space program the fascinating possibility of time travel and our search for life on other worlds 1989part 1: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=k2zma3unsn8part 2: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=acbqqe61wjqpart 3: thispart 4: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=35eroe20kwipart 5: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=6pqo1kfv0s8