Nuclear fission

Nuclear energy has the potential to be the most deadly killer our world has ever seen, but if used properly, our nation can benefit greatly from it. The idea of harnessing the power of nuclear reactions has been around for many years, however, the United States has not seemed to capitalize on its usefulness yet. There are currently only 62 active nuclear power plants with 100 reactors in 31 states. These reactors only provide about 20 percent of all energy used in the United States (“How Many…

Fuoco 1 Cole Fuoco Mrs. Bedell English 10H 10 January 2016 Nuclear Fusion: The Energy Solution It seems like science fiction saying that a city like San Francisco can achieve all of its power needs for a year with only a couple hundred gallons of water, but it true with the incredible power of nuclear fusion. As humans in our ongoing society we are always striving to save a pretty penny, embrace efficiency, and preserve the planet from our harmful pollution. However, it seems as if the human…

The nuclear bomb, is one of the most destructive weapons known to mankind. In the 21st century nuclear armaments and nuclear deactivation themed political debates rage on between countries around the world. However, merely 76 years ago the thought and concept of nuclear armaments was only rumor. The race between The United States and the German Nazi power to create the next generation weapon, eventually ended in the double bombing of the Japanese homeland. The amount of chemistry applied to…

Nuclear power, is it the best way to approach our increasing demand for energy? This is a great way to generate power, but some may argue the cost for a power plant can be avoided by creating cheaper renewable energy sources. Reactors are now currently being worldwide in countries including Russia, Japan, China, United States, India and many more. Coal was and still is the worlds leading energy source, and must be stopped or it will continue to destroy the environment and cause many more health…

The Manhattan Project began in the United States during World War II in efforts to produce a nuclear weapon that could combat Nazi Germany. The project began in 1942 when the task of building a nuclear bomb was given to the War Department. Colonel James C. Marshall established the offices at the Atlantic Division headquarters on Broadway in New York City, hence the name of the “Manhattan Engineer District (MED)” which would later be known as the Manhattan Project. A number of laboratories…

Why Nuclear Power is not a Solution Nuclear Power is being considered more as an energy source. Nuclear energy is the energy in the nucleus of an atom. Atoms are the smallest particles that can break a material. Each atom there are two kinds of particles: neutrons and protons. This energy can be obtained in two ways: fusion and nuclear fission. In nuclear fusion, atoms fused together forming only one atom, as a sun produce energy. In nuclear fission, atoms break in smaller atoms, only this way…

Around the 1940’s, the government needed something bigger than guns and bigger than fear. They needed something that could blow their enemies away, literally. The conclusion would then become one of our greatest war accomplishments: the first atomic bomb. We didn’t just do it alone either. We had the help from foreign scientists that agreed to helping us make the Manhattan Project succeed. The atomic bomb created a new whole level in military. Although there were many people that worked on the…

The War on Nuclear Power Since the beginning of time, people have needed energy to stay alive. Even though back then it came in the form of food, now that times have changed so drastically, even objects that aren 't necessarily alive need energy too for a person to survive. As the price for fossil fuel continuously rises, we have turned to other solutions to get the energy we need in more sufficient and eco friendly ways, such as wind power, solar power and nuclear power. One of the most…

of Japanese since he discovered nuclear fission. Hahn and his group were allowed to leave and returned to Germany in 1946. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1944. When he returned to Germany, he became president of a the former Kaiser Wilhelm Society. He then became a respected public figure and a spokesman for science. He protested nuclear weapons. In 1966 he won the Enrico Fermi Award. Hahn’s discoveries did many things. He discovered nuclear fission, which helped create the atomic…

the diversity and health of our ecosystems are in peril ("Why Clean Energy”). In view of these concerns, I believe we should expand our nuclear energy program because…