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Kevin Watson

Inside Chernobyl - National Geographic Magazine - 0 views

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      Kevin Watson on 11 Nov 10
       
      This definitely makes you think about whether or not it is worth having nuclear power plants. Or maybe there could be a better way to generate electricity.
  • Kevin Watson on 11 Nov 10
     
    If you would like to read a little more about the Chernobyl disaster, here is a great article in National Geographic.
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Chernobyl Revisited - 1 views

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    It would be difficult to study about the father of the Atomic age, without thinking about the worst nuclear disaster in history
Katherine Chipman

Alsos:The Atomic Age: Historical Overview - 0 views

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  • scientists unraveled the structure of the atom, revealing the electron and proton. 
  • in 1938 fission of uranium atoms by neutrons was carried out in Germany. The energy associated with fission opened the possibility for powerful weapons and also the production of energy for civilian use.
  • The United Nations attempted to develop a policy for control of nuclear weapons, but the United States and the Soviet Union could not agree. This was but one component of the emerging Cold War between the two nations. Citizens of all nations saw the power of nuclear fission as massive threat as well as a source of useful energy for mankind.
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  • In 1963 the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty became the first agreement to control nuclear weapons.
  • The accidents at Three Mile Island in the United States (1979) and Chernobyl, in the Ukraine (1986) had adverse effects on the use of nuclear reactors for producing power
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