How Does Nuclear Power Negatively Affected The World

August 1945 was a historic event. Germany and the Axis powers had been defeated with the exception of Japan who continued to fight on with no intentions of giving up; Japan did not falter despite the looming threats of bombs from the United States. A decision was made that would ultimately end the lives of hundreds of thousands of people while effecting the lives of millions of others. An American bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. A couple days later, a second bomb was dropped over Nagasaki, Japan. No one could have predicted the effects the bombs would have on both those who came in contact with it and the rest of the world. Both cities were completely destroyed, while survivors were affected with burns,

“By the end of 1945, some 145,000 people had died in Hiroshima, and some 75,000 people had died in Nagasaki. Tens of thousands more suffered serious injuries. Deaths among survivors of the bombings have continued over the years due primarily to the effects of radiation poisoning.”

The total amount of Japanese deaths caused by the bombings was about 199,000 people, including American POW’s (Prisoners

The aUnited States Department of Energy has estimated that after five years there were perhaps 200,000 or more fatalities as a result of the bombing, while the city of Hiroshima has estimated that 240,000 people were killed directly by the effects of the bomb, including burns, radiation sickness, and even

Nagasaki and Hiroshima were two of the cities that had the biggest concentration of Japanese soldiers. Dropping the bombs on the heavily militarized cities forced the Japanese to surrender. Immediately, more than 130,000 people died. Tens of thousands died later from radiation poisoning (www.inhomelandsecurity.com). Even though a massive amount of people were

2 days later a bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Emperor Hirohito surrendered after the second bomb was dropped. 150,000 people were either killed or injured during the first bomb and another 75,000 were killed or injured during the second. Large numbers of the population walked for a while after the detonation but then would eventually fall and die. After the bombing many people were affected by the radiation There were long-lasting effects on the civilians that lived nearby.

Hiroshima, selected as the first target, was a manufacturing center of some 350,000 people. The bomb, known as “Little Boy”, was dropped by parachute at 8:15 a.m., exploding 2,000 feet in the air and destroying five square miles of the city. The explosion left 90 percent of Hiroshima in ruins, while killing 80,000 people and making countless others susceptible to radiation exposure. Although detrimental to Japan and the manufacturing city, the Japanese failed to surrender.

dropped on the city of Nagasaki. The bomb killed 37,500 instantly; the radiation later killed

On August 9 “Fat Man” was detonated over Nagasaki, an area split into two valleys by a mountain. The twenty kiloton bomb was activated in an industrial valley of the city that was surrounded by

Seventy-one years ago, the destruction of Japanese cities by bombs caused a large number of casualties. At 8:15 A.M on August 6, 1945, the United States released the atomic bomb. Sheinkin reported a flash of light followed immediately by “a mushroom cloud rose approximately 30,000 feet; vaporizing anyone within 1,000 yards in its path (Sheinkin, )”. The Shockwave destroyed, even more, lives. The Japanese government stated, “About 70,000 people were dead already. Over 100,000 more would die of wounds, burns, and radiation

Seventy-one years ago, Japanese destruction of cities by bombs caused a large number of casualties. At 8:15 A.M on August 6, 1945, the United States released the atomic bomb. Sheinkin reported flash of light followed immediately and “a mushroom cloud rose approximately 30,000 feet; vaporizing anyone within 1,000 yards in its path (Sheinkin, )”. The Shockwave destroyed even more lives. The Japanese government stated, “About 70,000 people were dead already. Over 100,000 more would die of wounds, burns, and radiation

First, nuclear energy can cause negative impacts to people’s lives. For instance, in the environment and health, when using cooling water systems to keep nuclear power plants from overheating, many harmful outcomes can occur to our wildlife that impact the community. As mentioned by Rose Kivi, “First, the cooling system pulls water from an ocean or river source. Fish are inadvertently captured in the cooling system intake and killed. Second, after the water is used to cool the power plant, it is returned to the ocean or river. The water that is returned is approximately 25 degrees warmer than the water was originally. The warmer water kills some species of fish and plant life” (Kivi 2017). This will not only decrease the population of marine animal species, but it will also create an imbalance in the ecosystem. It will pollute the nearby water sources available to humans. Furthermore, nuclear energy can negatively affect human bodies. For example, it can cause cancer.

Not only it leaks and spills it threatens the environment. But still there isn’t any satisfying solution for the nuclear waste storage or disposal. Even though is waste it highly toxic and dangerous. Nuclear waste can harm people and the environment. However nuclear waste can be used to make weapons but this type of

“On August 6, 1945, the world entered the Atomic Age. Without warning, a single nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing about 90,000 people instantly and injuring many others — who died from radiation sickness soon after. Three days later, a second atomic strike on the city of Nagasaki killed some 37,000 people and injured another 43,000. Together, the two bombs eventually killed an estimated 200,000 Japanese civilians” (Collective Evolution, 2017). They released two bombs on two different locations. “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb named “Fat Man” was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.

According to the accounts of several Japanese doctors and survivors, this was not just an ordinary bomb but an atomic bomb. Apart from instantly killing thousands of people, the atomic bomb left the survivors with strange symptoms and injuries such as burns and illnesses. “About a week after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima; an unclear, incomprehensible gossip reached the city – that the city had been wrecked by the energy released when atoms were somehow split into two” (Hersey 62). The attack by the American troops totally shocked the city and its public with unbelievably overwhelming effects. For instance, from an estimated total of two hundred and fifty thousand people that were living in the city, over a hundred thousand people were killed by the attack, and a hundred thousand more were injured or affected by the poisoning from radiation.