Owens 1 Lauren Owens Professor Alicia Bolton November 4, 2013 Annotated Bibliogra !" #" researc!

to ic is nuclear accidents$ %n t!e stor" t!at % c!ose t!ere was a nuclear accident$ %t was t!e worst accident in all of &nited 'tates !istor"$ %t !a ened w!en rods got stuc(, and t!e wor(ers tried to ull t!e

rod u ) t!e" ulled it u to far causing radiation to lea( out$ *!e radiation (illed two eo le instantl" and t!e t!ird wor(er died wit!in a few !ours$ *!is is revelant to toda"+s world because it could cause roblems near us$ ,e !ave ower lants located close to us, and we !ave t!e mills$ %f somet!ing were to go wrong t!en it would affect us significantl"$ %f t!ese roblems do not get fi-ed t!en it could be trouble for t!e eo le in .eorgetown, 'out! /arolina$ % believe t!at t!ese roblems need to be addressed$ *!e" mig!t not be going on t!at we (now of or !a ening at all,

but % believe t!at eo le in .eorgetown and near b" areas would feel safer (nowing t!at t!e buildings !ave been c!ec(ed) so t!at an accident can be revented$

Par(er, 0ic$ Chernobyl 1986: An Explosion at a Nuclear Power Station $ /!icago, %llinois1 2aintree, 2003$ Print$

Owens 2 *!is source discusses !ow badl" t!e reactors were designed and !ow oorl" t!e wor(ers were trained$ %t also tal(s about t!e release of radiation$ *!e e- losion !a ened at nig!t w!en t!e wor(ers were running tests$ *!e

e- losion occurred due to t!e rods getting stuc($ % believe t!at t!is source is credible because it is about an e- losion t!at was similar to t!e one t!at !a ened in t!e stor" t!at % c!ose$ *!e ened in t!e

information t!at % ulled from t!is source matc!es w!at !a article$ %t could !a

en at an" time$ *!e 4rods $ $ $ 5ammmed6 7 Par(er 138

during t!e /!ernob"l e- losion 5ust li(e t!e one in t!e stor"$ %t seems li(e t!is is somet!ing t!at can !a en ver" easil"$ en

% will use t!is source in m" a er w!en % discuss !ow t!is can !a

often$ ,!en % first read t!e stor", % believed t!at it was 5ust an accident but t!e more t!at % read in t!is boo( t!e more % reali9ed t!at it could !a en

an"time$ ,!en % discuss !ow t!ings could go wrong or !ow t!ings mig!t not be built ro erl", t!is will be art of m" reasoning$

/oo er, :o!n 2$ ;Nuclear 2eactors$; Radioacti e Releases in the En iron!ent : "!pact and Assess!ent$ :o!n ,ile" < 'ons, 2003$ E#SC$ E#oo% Collection$ ,eb$ = Nov$ 2013$ *!is source tal(s about t!e nuclear reactor$ %t also tal(s about !ow it wor(s$ %t also discusses nuclear fission$ Nuclear fission is w!en 4a neutron is

Owens 3 absorbed b" a nucleus w!ic! t!en s lits into two a ro-imatel" e>ual

fragments6 7/oo er 1238$ %t also discusses t!e formula and atoms in t!e rocess of fission$ % believe t!at t!is is a good source to use because it e- lains !ow fission occurs and !ow it is related to t!e nuclear lant$ *!e t!ings in t!e article t!at % found were !el ful w!en % was loo(ing for a reason to e- lain t!e fission rocess$ % will use t!is in m" a er w!en % discuss w!at !a ened in t!e

nuclear accident$ Nuclear fission la"ed a big role in t!e accident$ 'omet!ing caused t!e fission to !a en w!en t!e rod got stuc( and t!e

wor(ers tried to ull it out$ *!e ressure t!at built u be!ind t!e rod is w!at forced t!e rod out and caused t!e fission to occur$ #ars!all, 'te !en$ ;Nuclear Power Plants$; ?nc"clo edia o& New 'ersey$ New :erse"1 2utgers, 2004$ Credo Re&erence$ ,eb$ 4 Nov$ 2013$ *!is article tal(s about t!e man" different nuclear ower lants troug!out t!e state of New :erse"$ %t discusses !ow t!e" are built and w!at it ta(es to build t!em$ %t also tal(s about t!e different com anies t!at are involved$ *!ere could be man" roblems t!at t!is older com anies cause$ #ost of t!e com anies t!at are running t!ese ower lants are old, and t!e" mig!t not be u to date in all t!eir tec!nologies$ % believe t!at t!is source s!ould be used because it !el s e- lain !ow

Owens 4 old t!ese ower lants reall" can be$ *!ese lants mig!t not be u to date because some of t!em 4began o erations in 1@3A6 7#ars!all8$ *!is could be ver" dangerous to t!e near b" eo le$ %f t!e buildings or t!e e>ui ment is not u to date t!en if somet!ing li(e an accident were to occur it could be ver" devastating$ *!is source will !el m" a er because % can use t!e facts t!at sa" t!at t!e lants !ave been o erating for fift" "ears or longer$ *!is is not ver" safe, and t!e eo le of t!e town s!ould ma(e sure t!at t!e e>ui ment and ot!er t!ings are u to date) and t!e" s!ould ma(e sure t!at ever" recaution is ta(en to (ee an accident from !a ening$ % could

also use t!is article to s!ow !ow t!ese com anies intermingle$ 'ome com anies ma" be to bus" tr"ing to out do t!eir o onent t!at t!e" forget

to constantl" c!ec( t!eir safet" and c!ec( ot!er t!ings t!at are im ortant$ ;Nuclear ?nerg"1 *!e %ssues$; (il!s $n )e!and$ Bilms #edia .rou , 200C$ ,eb$ = Nov$ 2013$ D!tt 1EEdigital$films$comEPortalPla"lists$as -F aidG3=03<-tidG402@3H$ *!is video tal(s about !ow fission occurs w!en &ranium is released$ *!is is !ow a nuclear ower lant wor(s is off of fission$ ,!ereas, wind turbines run off wind and !"dro lants run off t!e force of water down stream$ 2adiation is given off w!en 4t!e &ranium atom does not s lit correctl"6$ *!e buildings are su osed to be 4radiation safe,6 but t!is does

Owens = not alwa"s (ee t!e radiation inside t!e buildings$ *!is is a credible video because it e- lains !ow radiation !a ens and

!ow it can be revented$ %t also >uestions if we s!ould leave t!ese waste radiation to t!e future generation$ Personall", % do not believe t!at t!at s!ould !a en$ *!is video also states t!at 4no radiation is safe$6 *!erefore, en and w!at (ind of

t!is video is ver" credible as to !ow t!ings !a roblems it can cause$

% will use t!is video as a source because it e- lains m" idea t!at ower lants s!ould not be using nuclear ower$ %f t!e" are going to use it, t!en t!e" need to c!ec( constantl" on t!e safet" of t!e e>ui ment and ma(e t!e ower lants safer$ *!e" need to ma(e it safer not onl" for t!e wor(ers but also for t!e surrounding areas and eo le$ #ost of t!e accidents are cause b" safet" tests$ Iuring t!e time of safet" tests, most of t!e accidents !a en causing man" deat!s and in5uries$

;Nuclear and 2adiation Accidents$; *i%ipedia$ N$ $, 31 Oct$ 2013$ ,eb$ = Nov$ 2013$D!tt 1EEen$wi(i edia$orgEwi(iENuclearJaccidentsKNuclearJ ower J lantJaccidentsH$ *!is article tal(s about t!e different accidents t!at !ave occurred in !istor"$ *!e 4worst nuclear accident6 was t!e one in /!ernob"l$ %t also tal(s about !ow it !as significantl" affected eo le and t!e surrounding areas$

Owens 3 *!e to ic about Nuclear Power Plants !as been a strong debate 4 racticall" since t!e first nuclear reactors were constructed$6 %n t!is case, t!e debate !as been going on for some time now$ *!is site is credible because ever"t!ing t!at % !ave alread" found is lin(ed toget!er$ *!is lin(s to t!e video$ *!is source !as man" true facts t!at are in t!e article$ *!is article % understand t!at nuclear ower lants !el wit! energ" and robabl" save a lot of mone" on a dail" based to t!ose w!o use it, and t!e" also create 5obs for man" eo le$ Lowever, % do not believe t!at t!e" s!ould be used, and t!is article !el s su ort t!at argument$ % believe t!at

t!ose surrounding areas are in trouble if t!e" do not ma(e sure t!at t!e lants are safe and u to regulations$ % am more concerned for t!e woods, animals, and future generation wit! all t!ese nuclear ower lants o u out of now!ere$ *!e" are not t!e safest t!ing to use because, as mentioned before, an accident can !a en in t!e blin( of an e"e) suc! as ing

w!en t!e wor(ers are doing a safet" test$ % am sure t!e t!ere are man" recautions t!at can be ta(en$