Nuclear Power Plant Virtual Field Trip Homeschool

Here is another revamped blog from 2010

Watching all the news coverage on Japan's catastrophic disasters that started with the 8.9 earthquake that has now been upgraded to a 9.0, followed by a tsunami, followed by more than one explosion at a nuclear facility. They have been worried about meltdown or a Chernobyl level disaster.

So far, the rating of the plant's explosions have been rated a 4. Chernobyl was a 7. But, 160 workers have been reported with radiation-related sickness, thousands evacuated and more told to stay in their houses.

It made me wonder how these plants even work. Of course, my prayers and - for what it's worth, my thoughts, are with them - But, here's a good resource I found on how nuclear power works.

How Stuff Works