Essays about: "Nuclear Danger"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Nuclear Danger.

  1. 1. Assessment of How Design and Operational Parameters Affect Plutonium Production for Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors : A Study of the Ågesta, NRX and CANDU Reactors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för materialvetenskap

    Author : Isak Hedberg; Stina Fredriksson; Axel Hallander; [2023]
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    Abstract : Nuclear weapons are an ever-present danger which threatens our very existence, which is whymany call for total nuclear disarmament. To do this, we need to know how many nuclear bombsthere are in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. En kvalitativ studie av jakt på råbock under våren

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Christine Aminoff; [2020]
    Keywords : rådjur; naturresurshantering; förvaltning; etik; traditioner; samverkan; konflikt;

    Abstract : För 30 år sedan infördes vårbockjakt som idag innefattar länen Västmanland, Uppsala, Gävleborg, Västernorrland och Västerbotten. Anledningen bakom be-slutet är kärnkraftsolyckan som skedde i Tjernobyl 1986 och innebar att radioaktivt nedfall föll över Sverige och att organismer som exempelvis svampar och lavar sög åt sig nedfallet. READ MORE

  4. 3. Autonomous Weapons – the “Kalashnikovs” of Tomorrow? An Analysis of the Meetings of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems within the framework of the United Nations' Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Weronika Alexandra Perlinski; [2018-02-09]
    Keywords : Global Studies; Warfare; Human Rights; International Relations;

    Abstract : After the invention of gunpowder and the development of nuclear weapons, the world faces a third revolution in warfare: lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). Since 2014, states, scientists and civil society activist have been discussing the risks of such systems and possibilities to regulate them within the framework of the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). READ MORE

  5. 4. Mitochondrial DNA as a danger-associated molecular pattern in Myalgic encephalitis and endometrial cancer

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Nilsson Isabell; [2018]
    Keywords : Myalgic encephalitis; chronic fatigue syndrome; endometrial cancer; mitochondrial DNA;

    Abstract : Mitochondria are complex organelles, which are involved in various important metabolic pathways. Due to their proteobacterial evolutionary origin, the mitochondria DNA resemble unmethylated microbial CpG motifs, which possess the ability to interact with pathogen associated DNA sensors, such as TLR9 and activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, inducing pro- inflammatory cytokines. READ MORE

  6. 5. Monte Carlo simulations and measurements of the radiation environment at a laser-plasma accelerator

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Atomfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Jack Strand Berg; [2016]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : In current experiments at the high-power laser facility at the Lund Laser Centre, electrons accelerated to hundreds of MeV over short distances by means of laser wakefield acceleration in produced plasmas. To determine the amount of secondary radiation generated when accelerated electrons interact with surrounding materials is of interest to ensure a safe working environment. READ MORE