NUCLEAR REACTORS Nuclear reactors are places where radio active materials are kept. They can be used for things such as medicine or they have even been used for power. However they do not come without their risks. One of the ways nuclear reactors are used is for medical treat...

Nuclear Fission and Fusion Power Plants Nuclear energy at the moment can be formed through two possible processes. These are called fusion and fission. Though both processes form the same thing, they are entirely different. [pic of fusion and fission] Fission energy (left) is created by splitting...

PLANNING AHEAD: The International Effects of Technology Nuclear technology has been around since the middle of the Twentieth Century; masterminded under intense global military pressures, nuclear technology raises many questions about the value of a technology that has the capability to render t...

The Chernobyl Disaster: Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts in Europe I. Introduction The nuclear power plant disaster in the town of Chernobyl in 1986 came to have major impact on the environment and the population of the European continent. Due to the lack of security and f...

It began in the desert of New Mexico on July 16, 1945, with the first U.S. atomic test called Trinity. The device was comprised of 19,300 tons of TNT explosive. There was an intense light that brightened the distant mountains, a sudden wave of heat, and then a tremendous roar as the shock wave ec...