case study- nuclear radiation in japan in march2011 project-based learning 1

Case Study- Nuclear Radiation In

Japan In March2011

Leader: Chu Yuen(16)

Members: Chung Man Kit(2)

Lui Wui Wang(8)

Lee Yuk Wa(22)

Tang Kit Yi(28)

Wong Kamyui(34)

PROJECT-BASED

LEARNING

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HONG KONG CITIZEN(LEE YUK

WA)a. Questionnaire survey :

what do Hong Kong citizens think about the 311 nuclear radiation?

JAPANESE CITIZEN (CHUNG

MAN KIT)a. What are the

disadvantages of using nuclear power to generate electricity?

b. What do you suggest the government to do?

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT(TANG KIT YI)a. What are the

advantages of using nuclear power to generate electricity?

b. what has the government done?

REPORTER(WONG KAM YUI)a. What are the serious

problems of using nuclear power to generate electricity?

REPORTER(CHU YUEN)a. Introductionb. Conclusion

WORKER FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT(LUI WUI WANG)a. How does a nuclear

power plant generate electricity?

b. How much of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power?

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Special News Report

18:30 11/3/2011 12°C 17°C 78%

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①Earthquake – Richter scale 8.9

②10-meter high Tsunami③Fukushima's first nuclear

power plant explosion④Radiation leakage

11March , 2011 (Friday) 14:46p.m.

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BOOM!!

The amount of radiation is a

thousand times more than that of normal!!!

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Yes78%

No21%

I don't know1%

Are you concerned more about the development of nuclear power after the Fukushima

nuclear disaster?

I have carried out a survey among 150 Hong Kong

citizens(60 students,30 teachers and 60 other citizens). Here is

the result.

Lee Yuk Wa(A Hong Kong citizen)

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Q:How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity?

Wong Kamyui@Fukushima nuclear power

plant

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Mr. Lui(Worker of the power plant)

A nuclear power plant = a steam power plant that is fueled by a radioactive element, like uranium.

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http://www.solarpowernotes.com/non-renewable-energy/nuclear-energy.html 9

Q:How much of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power?

Wong Kamyui@Fukushima nuclear power

plant

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http://www.ippnw-students.org/chernobyl/energy.html

There are still a lot of nuclear power plants in

the world. Mr. Lui(Worker of the power plant)

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Should we

continue to

develop

nuclear

power?

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Yes56%

No44%

In the view of Fukushima nu-clear disaster, is it still worth

developing nuclear power?

The development of nuclear power is controversial.Lee Yuk Wa

(A Hong Kong citizen)

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HOW THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT THINKS ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER…

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1.Won’t produce

greenhouse gases

E.g. sulphur dioxide ,

carbon dioxide , nitrogen

oxides.etc

->Reduce air pollution

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2.Cheaper nuclear

fuels costAmong all the costs of

nuclear generation, the cost

of fuels occupy with a lower

proportion.

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3.Small in size but

large amounts of

energyMillion times larger than

that from the chemical

energy->Save money

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4.Reduce our reliance

on fossil fuelsFossil fuels is ranked the top

3 of global energy consumption

(87.04% of the world's energy

consumption)

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What we have done after 311:① Set up a new

department to regulate the nuclear power generation.

② Limit the exports of some products in the areas aff ected.

③ Install a new emergency generator.

④ Set the emergency evacuation orders.

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HOW THE JAPANESE CITIZENS THINK ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER…

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1. The used nuclear fuel is radioactive . It must be sealed up and buried for thousands of years to allow the radioactivity to die away.

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2. For all that time it must be kept safe from accidents. This is difficult.

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$ $

3. Comes with an enormous price because it takes strenuous researches , comprehensive safety facilities and manpower.

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4. Nuclear power generation will produce a lot of heat . This needs plenty of water to cool it down . The sea water temperature will increase and thus the growth of algae, resulting in large amounts of carbon dioxide and the marine life will die.

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5. Requires a lot of flat land to build nuclear power plants.

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Lower produc-tion cost

17%

The absence of greenhouse gases

25%

Great storage of nuclear resources

7%

The fuel is smaller in size

but can generate larger amount of

energy21%

Reducing the re-liance on fossil

fuels 30%

Why is it worth developing nuclear power in Japan? (Choose the most

significant reason)

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Nu-clear

power is

harm-ful to

human body 48%

The used nuclear fuel is radioac-tive11%

It re-quires a lot of

flat land for

build-ing nu-

clear power plants12%

Lack of mod-ern

tech-nology

14%

The use of

nuclear power comes with an enor-mous price15%

Why is it not suitable to develop nuclear power in Japan? (Choose

the most significant reason)

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WHAT IF THERE IS ANUCLEAR LEAKAGE?!

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Radioactive dust

->released into the atmosphere

->causes cancer on human body

Health

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Food Contamination-Japanese didn’t have food to eat-Export income dropped

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Residents should be alienated from the nuclear disaster area.->They don’t have a place to live

さようなら !(GOODBYE)

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Q:What do you suggest the government to do?

Wong Kamyui@Japan

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Stop using nuclear power!!!Use other renewable powers

instead!!!

(It is the opinion from most of the Japanese forum.)

Mr. Chung(a Japanese)

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Advanced technology for keeping

the used nuclear

fuel 24%

Better emergency

power generation equipment

5%Equipping

with water tanks to provide cooling water

7%

Planting more sun-flowers to reduce nu-clear radia-

tion5%

Using other

re-new-able

powers instead

(e.g. wind , solar)58%

Others1%

What is the most urgent action that the Japanese government should take to reduce the negative im-pacts of the nuclear disaster?

-better development plans-better designs of nuclear power plants

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ConclusionFrom the project, we found that:

People concern more about the development of nuclear power

The development of nuclear power is controversial

Still a lot of nuclear power plants

Nuclear is not safe enough

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We think:Tidal, wind or solar powers can

be used to guarantee people’s safety.

Less electricity should be consumed, fuel used for generating electricity can be reduced.

Safety are more important.

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Source

http://www.ippnw-students.org/chernobyl/energy.html

http://blog.udn.com/mhwu1/4986634

http://www.solarpowernotes.com/non-renewable-energy/nuclear-energy.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6PymVie-R0&feature=related

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm

http://www.greenpeace.org/hk/sites/no-nuclear/about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbkVJO6UnbM&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL29B9E550F32FDD55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j2M9oE1-vo

http://zh.wikipedia.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnjGYHOePu0

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E5%BC%97#.E4.BA.BA.E9.AB.94.E5.BD.B1.E9.9F.BF

Thank you!

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