Nuclear & energy crisis

ofJapan’s quake and

tsunami

Thomas O’DonnellThe New School, GPIA

The Ohio State University, International ProgramAt New School, 14apr11

Outline

• Japanese energy reality – geopolitics• Severity of nuclear crisis• Bio/Nuke Principles, history, facts– Biological effects of radiation– Effect on environment– Clean up– Nuclear power cycles and types of reactors– …

Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

Japanese energy reality - geopoliticsEnergy Overview

• Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2011) 44 million barrels• Oil Production (2009) 132,656 barrels per day• Oil Consumption (2009) 4.4 million barrels per day• Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (2010E) 4.6 million barrels per day• Proven Natural Gas Reserves (Jan2011) 738 billion cubic feet• Natural Gas Production (2009) 181 billion cubic feet• Natural Gas Consumption (2009) 3,536 billion cubic feet• Recoverable Coal Reserves (2009E) 380 million short tons• Coal Production (2009) None• Coal Consumption (2009) 182 million short tons

• Electricity Installed Capacity (2008) 281 gigawatts• Electricity Generation (2009) 982 billion kilowatt hours• Electricity Consumption (2008) 964 billion kilowatt hours

• Total Energy Consumption (2008) 22.3 quadrillion Btus*, of which Oil (45%), Coal (22%), Natural Gas (18%), Nuclear (11%), Hydroelectricity (3%) Other Renewables (1%)

• Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2008) 175 million Btus• Energy Intensity (2008) 5,579 Btu per $2005-PPP*

Japanese energy reality - geopolitics

Japanese energy reality - geopoliticsAbjectly dependent on hydrocarbon / fossil fuel

imports for transport & electricity

• WWII: oil major factor in loss– US cut oil Pearl Harbor– US submarines cut all south imports

• Japan navy and air force unable to maneuver against US

• Today: Depends on US protection of markets and seaways– Will NOT end nuclear program– Temporary petroleum imports: Saudis & Russia vie

Mark I – GE design 1970’s installed

UPDATED April 12, 2011

Radiation at Fukushima DaiichiLevels of radioactivity measured by Tokyo Electric Power at different points around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant – NY Times

UPDATED April 12, 2011

Radiation at Fukushima DaiichiLevels of radioactivity measured by Tokyo Electric Power at different points around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant – NY Times

Bio/Nuke Principles, history, facts

• Biological effects of radiation http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/radrisk.html#c1

• Radiation Exposure Examples http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/radexp.html#c1

• Nuclear Power http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/nengcn.html#c1

• Three Mile Island-2 http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/tmi.html#c1

• Chernobyl http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/cherno.html#c1

references• U Michigan, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Sciences,

Symposium, Utube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qP8TCtgkhc

• Nature http://www.nature.com/news/specials/japanquake/index.html?WT.i_dcsvid=%25%25LIST_ID%25%25-%20%25%25RECIPIENT_ID%25%25&WT.ec_id=MARKETING

• Physics-engineering of nuclear power (enrichment, reactors and fuel cycles, waste characteristics, radiation nomenclature and biological effects, etc.) http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuccon.html#c1

• “The Future of Nuclear Power” An Interdisciplinary MIT Study http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/

• MIT Nuclear Engineering Blog http://mitnse.com/

• U Michigan sites: http://www-ners.engin.umich.edu/

Press Overreaction to Radiationhttp://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/radexp.html#c3

Map of the Damage From the Japanese Earthquake An interactive map and photographs of places in Japan that were damaged by the

March 11 earthquake and tsunamihttp://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html?view=daiichi

NY Times – Map of the Damage From the Japanese EarthquakeAn interactive map and photographs of places in Japan that were damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html?view=daiichi