The “rule of 70” is a formula used to estimate the time it w…
The “rule of 70” is a formula used to estimate the time it will take for a given population to double in size. The current global population growth rate is 1.05 % and the Population clock of the US Bureau of Census shows the current world population is 7.7 billion people. If this current growth rate continues in what year will the population of the world reach 15.4 billion people? Must show calculations
Read DetailsThe two major peace time nuclear disasters Fukushima and Che…
The two major peace time nuclear disasters Fukushima and Chernobyl were due to a loss of cooling water to the reactor causing severe heat and tremendous steam pressure build up in the reactors. This caused the heavy steel reactors to explode because of the steam pressure. This resulted in the reactor core melting down and the release of huge quantities of highly radioactive material to the environment. These instances resulted in largest wide scale radiation contamination events since World War II.
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