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Vardanian, Maryna – Children's Literature in Education, 2022
The numerous ecological catastrophes of the twentieth century caused by humans have found their way into mass culture. Among them is the Chornobyl nuclear accident that took place in Ukraine in 1986. This disaster became a subject of reflection not only in Ukrainian literature but also in world films and computer games. Along with other works on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nuclear Energy, Facilities, Fiction
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Ide, Kanako – Ethics and Education, 2014
This article is an attempt to develop a theory of peace education through an examination of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. It examines why Japan did not avoid this terrible nuclear disaster. This is an educational issue, because one of the major impacts of Fukushima's catastrophe is that it indicates the failure of peace education. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peace, Facilities, Nuclear Energy
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Spector, Hannah – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2015
During the Second World War, the Luftwaffe ran a maximum security prisoner of war (POW) camp called "Stalag Luft III," which imprisoned captured Allied air force servicemen. The story of the 1944 escape from Stalag Luft III is one of the most famous stories of the Second World War as described in the firsthand written account and…
Descriptors: War, Nuclear Energy, Facilities, Accidents
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Kim, Charles; Jackson, Deborah; Keiller, Peter – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
A new, interdisciplinary, team-taught course has been designed to educate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) so that they can respond to global and urgent issues concerning computer control systems in nuclear power plants. This paper discusses our experience and assessment of the interdisciplinary computer and nuclear energy…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teaching Methods, Facilities, Nuclear Energy
Aloise, Gene – Government Accountability Office, 2008
There are 37 research reactors in the United States, mostly located on college campuses. Of these, 33 reactors are licensed and regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Four are operated by the Department of Energy (DOE) and are located at three national laboratories. Although less powerful than commercial nuclear power reactors,…
Descriptors: Nuclear Energy, Facilities, Terrorism, Emergency Programs
Jacobs, James – Brookings Institution, 2010
In February 2009, Macomb Community College held an unusual student "graduation" in a suburban office building. There were 25 "graduates"--all males, many of whom had 10 to 15 years of experience as auto body designers working for original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) and their suppliers in the Detroit metropolitan area. They…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Graduates