Critical Issues Forum 2011 – 2012

«Nuclear Safety and Security»

Benchmark 1- Nuclear Safety

Students-participants: Tatyana Kolenova and

Evstigneeva Anastasia,

students of 10^th grade, school 109

Teacher-consultant: Lidia Zaynullina

Trekhgorny, Chelyabinsk region

Russia

2011. – 2012

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Chapter 1: The objects of infrastructure

3. Chapter 2: Ways of export

4. Chapter 3: The nuclear energy industry in North Korea

5. Chapter 4: Nuclear testing

6. Chapter 5: The dual nature of nuclear energy

7. Chapter 6: Nuclear waste and the role of government in the field of nuclear safety

8. Conclusion

9. Bibliography:

I ntroduction

Nuclear Safety

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1. Source: <http://politics.lilithezine.com/North-Korea.html>14 February 2012

The achievement of proper operating conditions, prevention of accidents or mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in protection of workers, the public and the environment from undue radiation hazards.”

From IAEA Glossary

There are 9 basic countries which own the nuclear weapon and they are basic nuclear powers. Korean National Democratic republic is also among them. It is at the end of this list but after all it is in it. It is the first reason why we have chosen this country.

Here is the list showing us the amount of the world states’ warheads (active and in a reserve):

	1947	1952	1957	1962	1967	1972	1977	1982	1987	1989	1992	2002	2010
The USA	32	1005	6444	≈26000	>31255	≈27000	≈25000	≈23000	≈23500	22217	≈12000	≈10600	≈8500
USSR/Russia	—	50	660	≈4000	8339	≈15000	≈25000	≈34000	≈38000		≈25000	≈16000	≈11000
Great Britain	—	—	20		270							512	≈225
France	—	—	—		36							384	≈350
China	—	—	—	—	25							≈400	≈400
Israel	—	—	—	—	—							≈200	≈150
India	—	—	—	—	—	—						≈100	≈100
Pakistan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	≈100	≈110
D.P.R.K.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	≈5—10
Total	32	1055	7124	>30000	<39925	>40000	≈50000	≈57000	63484		<40000	<28300	<20850

[made by Kolenova Tatyana and Evstigneeva Anastasia]

It became also interesting for us why a great number of different countries don’t support the nuclear energy of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and why they reject a possibility of developing the nuclear weapon in North Korea

2. Source: <http://www.gadling.com/bloggers/jerry-guo/>

14 February 2012