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The independent-weekly student newspaper at the University of Louisville since 1926. March 22, 2011 Vol. 85, Issue 24
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MOREHEAD B.LOCKS CARDS' SHOT -AT NCAA CHAMPIONSH'IP
Local experts weigh in on Japan • •
CflSlS
By Elijah McKenzie
The Louisville Cardinal
emckenzie@louisvillecardinal.com
On the afte~noon of Friday,
March 11, Japan was shaken by the
most powerful earthquake in the
history of the island nation. According
to the United States Geological
· Survey, the epicenter was located
near Miyagi Prefecture, a few hundred
miles north ofTokyo, and trig,
gered subsequent aftershocks.
The following tsunami enveloped
large areas of Japan and laid
waste to homes, hospitals and vital
areas of infrastructure, resulting in
I > I • ~ , ~ o l I I .
the displacement of thousands and
the death of hundreds.
When the tsunami hit, nuclear
reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi
power station shut down, as the
backup generators drowned under
water and rendered the facility's
cooling mechanisms us~less ..
These events have caused the outer
buildings of the reactors to explode,
which led to a sudden spike in radioactivity
across Japan.
Though many news reports have
compared the reactor explosion at
the Fukushima Daiichi power station
to the nuclear disasters in Chernobyl
and Three Mile Island, some
local experts have said that the comparisons
are not entirely accurate.
"People want· to compare· this
to Chernobyl or Three Mile Island,
but it's not even on the same level,"
said David Tollerud, a professor in
the UniversitY of Loui~ville School
of Public Health and Information
Sciences .. "What made Chernobyl
so dangerous were the tremendous
amounts of radiation that poured
into the atmosphere, which eventually
carried over and rained out on
other parts of the globe."
According to Tollerud, the disasters
at the Chernobyl power plant in
Ukraine and the Three Mile Island
generating station in Pennsylvania
were meltdowns on a nuclear scale.
In Japan, however, the explosions
were caused by a buildup of heat
and an accumulation of hydrogen
gas.
Tollerud has studied worker
health at the Paducah Gaseous
Diffusion Plant, Kentucky's only
uranium enrichment facility. As an
expert in the field, he said that the
explosions in Fukushima Daiichi
don't pose a threat to those living in
the U.S.
"Prevailing winds have carried
some detectable amounts of radiation
across the Pacific and into
JAPAN, PAGE 4
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| Title | The Louisville Cardinal, March 22, 2011. |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 24 |
| Description | The University of Louisville’s undergraduate newspaper. The title of this publication has varied over the years, but with the exception of the period 1928-1930, when it was known as the U. of L. News, the title has always been a variation of The Cardinal. |
| Subject |
Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals University of Louisville--Students--Periodicals |
| Date Original | 2011-03-22 |
| Object Type | Newspapers |
| Source | Scanned from the original issue, Louisville Cardinal newspapers collection. Item Number ULUA Cardinal 20110322 |
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| Collection | Louisville Cardinal Newspapers Collection |
| Collection Website | https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cardinal |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections |
| Date Digital | 2019-01-25 |
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| Full Text | The independent-weekly student newspaper at the University of Louisville since 1926. March 22, 2011 Vol. 85, Issue 24 c MOREHEAD B.LOCKS CARDS' SHOT -AT NCAA CHAMPIONSH'IP Local experts weigh in on Japan • • CflSlS By Elijah McKenzie The Louisville Cardinal emckenzie@louisvillecardinal.com On the afte~noon of Friday, March 11, Japan was shaken by the most powerful earthquake in the history of the island nation. According to the United States Geological · Survey, the epicenter was located near Miyagi Prefecture, a few hundred miles north ofTokyo, and trig, gered subsequent aftershocks. The following tsunami enveloped large areas of Japan and laid waste to homes, hospitals and vital areas of infrastructure, resulting in I > I • ~ , ~ o l I I . the displacement of thousands and the death of hundreds. When the tsunami hit, nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power station shut down, as the backup generators drowned under water and rendered the facility's cooling mechanisms us~less .. These events have caused the outer buildings of the reactors to explode, which led to a sudden spike in radioactivity across Japan. Though many news reports have compared the reactor explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi power station to the nuclear disasters in Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, some local experts have said that the comparisons are not entirely accurate. "People want· to compare· this to Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, but it's not even on the same level," said David Tollerud, a professor in the UniversitY of Loui~ville School of Public Health and Information Sciences .. "What made Chernobyl so dangerous were the tremendous amounts of radiation that poured into the atmosphere, which eventually carried over and rained out on other parts of the globe." According to Tollerud, the disasters at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine and the Three Mile Island generating station in Pennsylvania were meltdowns on a nuclear scale. In Japan, however, the explosions were caused by a buildup of heat and an accumulation of hydrogen gas. Tollerud has studied worker health at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kentucky's only uranium enrichment facility. As an expert in the field, he said that the explosions in Fukushima Daiichi don't pose a threat to those living in the U.S. "Prevailing winds have carried some detectable amounts of radiation across the Pacific and into JAPAN, PAGE 4 WORkOUT CLOSE TO ::::= NOME 8 niE PROVINCE! «* =: FUN LIVES JIERE, SO SJIOULD VOU! LIVE THE PROVINCE.COM I I ' I I |
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