miércoles, 28 de agosto de 2013
Fukushima and the Nuclear Energy Future
Could the disaster of Chernobyl have been avoided ? How about the one in Fukushima? Is nuclear energy a renewable energy source? Why is it so widely used? How your career helps the development of safer energy sources? Would you be willing to take the job of the firefighters and engineers who entered the Fukushima meltdown control? What if it happened here in your Hometown?
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I think the Chernobyl disaster could have been avoided if the Soviet authorities had made an extensive analysis on the installation of the nuclear plant, its security and its possible consequences. However, this energy is widely used because it is a good source of energy, because their reactions generate other actions as obtaining electric power, mechanical or thermal. Definitely, the use of safe energies is very important, because it would avoid risks of contamination with nuclear waste, which could kill many people and influence the environment. And if it happened in my country, I would like to help in the work of the engineers responsible for the analysis of possible solutions.
Of course Chernobyl's could've been avoided that was a completely human and communication mistake, a mistake that has taken houndreds or millions of lifes. Because that not only took lifes during the explosion, instead did for next years with the people in charge of cleaning that mess that put in risk their lives on the protection of more people. The security laws were done right, but in separate rooms for different people with no communication between each, that was the error to not has communication protocols.
In my career I expect to develop some technology that helps to prevent that kind of accidents applying control and automatic security protocols monitored by computer. And minimising the human factor handling that kind of important things on that lots of living people depend.
Of course Chernobyl's could've been avoided that was a completely human and communication mistake, a mistake that has taken houndreds or millions of lifes. Because that not only took lifes during the explosion, instead did for next years with the people in charge of cleaning that mess that put in risk their lives on the protection of more people. The security laws were done right, but in separate rooms for different people with no communication between each, that was the error to not has communication protocols.
In my career I expect to develop some technology that helps to prevent that kind of accidents applying control and automatic security protocols monitored by computer. And minimising the human factor handling that kind of important things on that lots of living people depend.
I think both disasters could have been avoided, the Chernobyl with best security measures and fukushima if they had heeded to the warnings of earthquakes and tsunamis. Nuclear energy is not renewable because it is not something that is in abundance, or unless it is environmentally friendly, I think it is highly used because they think they can handle the risks of this type of energy, but we have seen then there are cases that can not control or predict. my career would help to optimize energy generation taking data of sensors and redesigning the machines. Maybe I would take firefighters work if I was 100% sure to be protected against radiation, and if the same event happened in my city, it is very likely that I would go to be safe.
If you could have avoided the disaster of Chernobyl, it all started by a lack of communication from the workers, besides the nightly ordeal must've not done. But the main reason is that they cut communications between workers who were operating at the time. What if nuclear energy is an energy source renobable? Could be, but there is no technology yet to do so. The problem is that all variables have to contemplate, small error (either human or natural) can lead to a disaster not only locally but also globally. But it's still a widely used type of energy by the large amount of electricity that can be generated. My career, I think that would help in the development of more renewable energy in research work on how to expand the horizons, I mean, all energy production mechanism is based on be generating energy from superfice, but because there is still much go sky sea or much further, I think that even in the future may have highly upgraded solar panels to harness all the energy of are in space, only to have patience as we are still limited with what we have, we must first focus on as increasing the use and then leave the Earth. What if I would take the work of engineers or firemen? Yes, true, yes. If we think about ourselves at the time the disaster may aggravate more. For the future of our great great great grandchildren must solve these problems as we compete globally. And it is a risk for us, since we are not far from Veracruz. Nuclear debris scattered by the air, or the Gulf can affect us one way or another, besides the poblemas generated in the ground and in the air worldwide.
There is a Japanese proverb that says: a nail caused a horseshoe was lost. for that horseshoe, a horse was lost. for that horse, lost a man. for this man lost, was missed a message. and for that message is lost the war. I think that the proverb explains the Chernobyl disaster.
Fukushima disaster is more complex be cause that conditions were not as predictable.
think about that just 100g of plutonium is enough to power an average car for at least 100 years has captured the imagination of many people, the problem of transport and many others that have to do with energy would be solved. The problem is that it always has to be a catch. There are a lot of problems related with the nuclear energy that should be solved to transform that kind of energy in a clean and secure form of energy.
And I would be willing to help in the disaster fukushima.
The Chernobyl disaster was a very stupid mistake, because the people who were working on that place didn´t take caution with the high risk of his "test" or simulation. On other hand the Fukushima disaster was because they didn´t complete with the security standards, and they were feeling confident with the basics without think in the consequences, both cases were produces for thinking first in money instead people, this is also why this kind of energy source is frecuently used,because gains are big compared with outlays. Well my career would help by improving sistems for detecting damages on the structures and making another procces more efficient in order to save money for maintenances. Finally i wouldn't take the job of the firefighters because in my point of view the way they try to help wasn´t very efficent and if something like that takes places in Mexico im sure i´ll try to find a way to help.
I think it could be avoided if they would have a good control or an automatic control, i think i could do this because i learn it in my career so if there are good engineers that think in every problem or disaster when they do their projects it would never happend again, so this experience could help us to take our study seriously because we help the people or we can kill them.
as to Chernobyl I think if could have been avoided, since the problem was a lack of communication between teams or rather between people who were doing the simulation and were not aware of certain types of errors.
I think it is not a renewable energy source because it is still not established as discarding the plates that are used as cores, and these are only stored.
in terms of fukushima probably the biggest mistake was not his fault, because they had a cooling subsystem which hurt, but otherwise should be prevented for those situations. and idk if would participate in work like that.
In my opinion, it could have been avoided if the employees hadn't had a lack of communication. They took action without being a hundred percetn sure of what they were doing. I think nuclear energy is not renewable because of the high radiation, and also because we still don't know how to store it.
Furthermore, I think Mecatronic can be useful in this kind of industry. We can design systems or automate processes so that people won't have to interact directly with radiation. And I would have take the job, because if anyone would have done it, there would have been more deaths. And if it happens in Merida, I think we would not be prepared for a disaster like that.
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