- Tytuł:
- The vision of the future without atomic power
- Autorzy:
- Nakatomi, Kiyokazu
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2131683.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2014
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Studiów Międzynarodowych i Edukacji Humanum
- Tematy:
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explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant
atomic bomb
Heisenberg
Heidegger
Jinsaburo Takagi
new energy in future - Opis:
- In March 2011 Japan experienced a series of disasters starting from a magnitude 9 earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami and hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima nuclear plant as a consequence of the damage and failure of the cooling system incurred from the tsunami wave. This triple severe impact crippled Japanese people living in the area up to 20 km from the damaged plant who were forcibly evacuated, many of them forsaking their hometowns forever. As the Chernobyl accident demonstrated before, we cannot fully embrace the nuclear power. It would seem natural that Japan, being the only country that experienced destruction caused by the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, would be entirely avoiding the use of nuclear power. Up until now, nuclear power was thought to be a clean and safe source of energy while potential consequences of an accident were played down. Too bad, the last earthquake and tsunami pierced the veil of that belief. Despite the fact that one year has passed since the explosion and the nuclear contamination, the crisis continues while the area in the radius of 20 km from the former Fukushima nuclear power plant is a collection of ghost towns. For the politicians, nuclear power is a blessing, because it provides cheap energy for the economy and creates jobs. On the other hand it is just too dangerous and it is inconceivable to sacrifice the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands for the benefits of so few. Although the benefits for the economy are undisputed, I don’t think we need nuclear power anymore. In this essay, I would like to share my vision of a Japan without nuclear power referring to the predictions of Martin Heidegger and the Japanese physicist Jinsaburo Takagi.
- Źródło:
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Humanum. Międzynarodowe Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne; 2014, 4(15); 5-10
1898-8431 - Pojawia się w:
- Humanum. Międzynarodowe Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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