When nuclear reactions were first discovered in the 1930s, many scientists doubted they would ever have any practical application. But the successful initiation of the first controlled reaction at the University of Chicago in 1942 quickly changed...

Nuclear power is any method of doing work that makes use of nuclear fission or fusion reactions. In its broadest sense, the term refers to both the uncontrolled release of energy, as in fission or fusion weapons, and to the controlled release of...

Nuclear power is a valuable and controversial source of energy in many nations around the world. Originally heralded as a reliable source of clean, safe power, two accidents raised concerns about the wisdom of continued reliance on nuclear power....

Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled use of nuclear fission to release energy for work including propulsion, heat, and the generation of electricity. Nuclear energy is produced by a controlled nuclear chain reaction and...

face=+Bold; DOE project converts weapons-grade uranium to fuel for Browns Ferryface=-Bold; face=+Italic; An offshoot of the 1993 Megatons to Megawatts nonproliferation program, the Blended Low-Enriched Uranium (BLEU) project has modified and developed new fabrication processes for converting surplus weapons-grade uranium materials into nuclear...

NORTH KOREA AND CHINA The recent confession by North Korea that it has the capability to make nuclear weapons and may even have made some - has complex repercussions. Neighbours within reach of Pyongyang's missiles - China, South Korea and Japan - have...

The British government on Thursday approved construction of the first new nuclear power plants in a generation, saying atomic energy could help fight climate change and secure the country's energy supplies in an increasingly unstable world.Britain joins a growing list of countries rethinking the long-unpopular...

A fire at a German nuclear power plant and the temporary shutdown of another has boosted supporters of plans to close the country's atomic energy program, despite concerns that coal- or gas-fired replacements will produce more greenhouse gases.The controversy led the utility Vattenfall AG to...

Focuses on debating the pros and cons of nuclear energy. Adopts a more biased approach on the issue. Also briefly investigates several other alternative resources and describes issues that are associated with them.

Reasons for abolishing nuclear energy in our society and the affect of it on our environment.

Although nuclear power plants provide us with an abundant source of energy, it's dangerous and unstable, and it's not regulated and maintained up to the legal standards and has harmful effects on its surrounding environment. The process of how nuclear engery is produced is described as well as the effects power plant leaks would have on humans and the environment.