Friday in physics was a relief to all of us, even Coats-Haan. Why? Coats-Haan is officially drug free! When we saw her last, it had been a full 24 hours since she'd taken dayquil and nyquil. Did she make it through the weekend? I wonder...I sure hope!
First, we checked homework, but didn't turn anything in. The homework we went over was page 1001 (Goodness! No wonder those physics books are so darn heavy!), numbers 17-19, 21, 29-35, 40-42. Then, we got to watch an exciting video on Chernobyl, which was filmed 10 years after the nuclear explosion that took place there. Before and during the movie, we filled out a true and false worksheet, page 223 in the lab manual.
Coats-Haan also informed us that we will be having a quiz on Monday over the information we have learned about in the past few days, including notes, the example sheet, and homework assignments.
Now, to answer the question of the day. There were several key mistakes at Chernobyl. The biggest mistake I see is that when they were running tests, they shut off all emergency back ups so that nothing would interfere with their testing. Even when the reactor was unstable, they continued to test. Also, the design of the reactor itself was not as well designed as others. What also really bothers me is that there was a huge time delay in informing the nearby cities and towns that the reactor exploded and was releasing dangerous radiation into the atmosphere. Those people should have at least been given a heads up to get out of there as soon as possible.
I hope you all had a happy Star Wars day! May the fourth be with you!
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