58. The Future of Nuclear Power: 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

<p><strong>It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Asian country, causing a massive and destructive tsunami.  On this episode of Thinking in English, I want to talk about the events of March 11th 2011, and look at the Fukushima nuclear disaster in more detail. Finally, I will discuss the future of nuclear power, as well as its pros and cons!</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/10/58-the-future-of-nuclear-power-10-years-after-the-great-east-japan-earthquake/">Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/10/58-the-future-of-nuclear-power-10-years-after-the-great-east-japan-earthquake/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List </strong></p> <p><strong>To trigger (v) - to cause something to start</strong></p> <p><em>Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches</em></p> <p><strong>To breach (v) - to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it</strong></p> <p><em>Their defences were easily breached</em></p> <p><strong>Reactor (n) - a large machine in which atoms are either divided or joined in order to produce power</strong></p> <p><em>How many nuclear reactors does your country have?</em></p> <p><strong>Epicenter (n) - the point on the earth’s surface directly above an earthquake or atomic explosion</strong></p> <p><em>Those islands are close to epicenter of the earthquake</em></p> <p><strong>To expose (v) - to put someone at risk from something harmful or unpleasant</strong></p> <p><em>It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation</em></p> <p><strong>To evacuate (v) - to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe</strong></p> <p><em>The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion</em></p> <p><strong>Radioactive (adj) - having or producing the energy that comes from the breaking up of atoms</strong></p> <p><em>Uranium is a radioactive material</em></p> <p><strong>Footprint (n) - a measurement of the size, effect, etc. of something</strong></p> <p><em>We took the decision to invest in new countries and grow our global footprint</em></p> <p><strong>To pose (v) - to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty</strong></p> <p><em>Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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