Structure, etc. a nuclear reactor Location Event(s) Deaths Cause(s)
Ukraine
radioactive particles escaped into atmosphere 31 immediately; around 60,000 in next 20 yrs poor design:
• no containment building in case of escape of radioactive gas poor knowledge:
• group of workers carried out dangerous experiment • turned off some of safety equipment • sudden increase in power during experiment led to explosion
con'tainment (n) keeping something inside, e.g., There was a containment area in case the virus spread.
es'cape (n) 'particle (n)
getting out from a closed area, e.g., There was an escape from prison last night.
very small piece Unit 9 Cutting the cost of drying your hair Exercise H
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 67 39 24
processing and manufacturing
kg CO2 = kilogrammes of carbon dioxide Figure 4: LCA for iPads: production of CO2 pollution Source: Apple.com quoted in http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/shrink-your-product-footprint