Critical Issues Forum 2011 – 2012
«Nuclear Safety and Security»
Benchmark 1- Nuclear Safety
Students-participants: Tatyana Kolenova and
Evstigneeva Anastasia,
students of 10th grade, school 109
Teacher-consultant: Lidia Zaynullina
Trekhgorny, Chelyabinsk region
Russia
– 2012
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The objects of infrastructure
Chapter 2: Ways of export
Chapter 3: The nuclear energy industry in North Korea
Chapter 4: Nuclear testing
Chapter 5: The dual nature of nuclear energy
Chapter 6: Nuclear waste and the role of government in the field of nuclear safety
Conclusion
Bibliography:
I ntroduction
Nuclear Safety
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1. Source: <http://politics.lilithezine.com/North-Korea.html>14 February 2012
The achievement of proper operating conditions, prevention of accidents or mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in protection of workers, the public and the environment from undue radiation hazards.”From IAEA Glossary
There are 9 basic countries which own the nuclear weapon and they are basic nuclear powers. Korean National Democratic republic is also among them. It is at the end of this list but after all it is in it. It is the first reason why we have chosen this country.
Here is the list showing us the amount of the world states’ warheads (active and in a reserve):
|
1947 |
1952 |
1957 |
1962 |
1967 |
1972 |
1977 |
1982 |
1987 |
1989 |
1992 |
2002 |
2010 |
The USA |
32 |
1005 |
6444 |
≈26000 |
>31255 |
≈27000 |
≈25000 |
≈23000 |
≈23500 |
22217 |
≈12000 |
≈10600 |
≈8500 |
USSR/Russia |
— |
50 |
660 |
≈4000 |
8339 |
≈15000 |
≈25000 |
≈34000 |
≈38000 |
|
≈25000 |
≈16000 |
≈11000 |
Great Britain |
— |
— |
20 |
|
270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
512 |
≈225 |
France |
— |
— |
— |
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
≈350 |
China |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
≈400 |
≈400 |
Israel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
≈200 |
≈150 |
India |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
≈100 |
≈100 |
Pakistan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
≈100 |
≈110 |
D.P.R.K. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
≈5—10 |
Total |
32 |
1055 |
7124 |
>30000 |
<39925 |
>40000 |
≈50000 |
≈57000 |
63484 |
|
<40000 |
<28300 |
<20850 |
[made by Kolenova Tatyana and Evstigneeva Anastasia]
It became also interesting for us why a great number of different countries don’t support the nuclear energy of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and why they reject a possibility of developing the nuclear weapon in North Korea
2. Source: <http://www.gadling.com/bloggers/jerry-guo/>
14 February 2012