Plutonium

a highly fissionable element, Plutonium were created. From the extraction of U-235 from U-238, Scientists found that Uranium 238 were able to capture neutrons and to transform into a new element, Plutonium (National Park Service). Plutonium is currently used mostly at the power plant. Its fission generates huge amounts of energy. It is more stable than other Uranium, and safer for the transportation. The success of the chain reaction and the production of Plutonium have contributed greatly to…

Have you ever wondered how nuclear energy works? Nuclear energy is produced all over the U.S. Fusion and fission are two ways to make nuclear energy, and there are many reactors used today. Nuclear energy can be dangerous unless you are careful. Nuclear power is produced all over the U.S. The USA produces the most nuclear power in the world. They produced 798 billion kWh in 2014. They have about 100 power plants. Fusion is one way reactors make energy. Fusion is joining two uranium atoms…

The cycle produces virtually no plutonium. The waste products contain low amount of long-lived alpha-emitters. This also reduces the risk of proliferation which is a major concern with uranium based reactors. The Indian Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) is designed and developed to achieve…

How Nuclear Power is Safe, Profitable, and Non-Proliferate On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl 4 reactor exploded, releasing a huge amount of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. As a result of operator incompetence and a faulty design, 47 people died from thermal burns and radiation (making this the first and only nuclear-reactor disaster to cause human deaths) and around 4000 people contracted thyroid cancer from the incident. As bad as this sounds, findings show that the truth is much…

The Manhattan Project was code name for called the atomic bomb includes the large amount uranium and plutonium developed by government during World war ll. Cooperated with British and Canadian scientists were nuclear expert. Over 100,000 scientists and engineers worked on the project and the project cost a total of 2 billion dollars. The first test was done on June 16, 1945 at the Los Alamos laboratory in the New Mexican desert. The gigantic explosion was flash of light and has to visible for…

' This set a presentence for other countries such as France using these breeder reactors to produce plutonium for weapons. France used its Phoenix breeder reactor to make weapon-grade plutonium in its blanket. Countries like the America tried proposing international safeguards to which counties rejected. So even with these more efficient reactors, energy production was not the only consequence.…

are Gamma Rays. Another type of radiation is Ultra-Violet Rays( UV Rays). UV Rays come from radiated gases destroying the Ozone (Carbon 24). Plutonium is a very common form of radiation. Plutonium is in nuclear waste, and can be harmful if large amounts are absorbed in our bodies. Uranium is another waste product. It is less harmful than Plutonium (Carbon 52). Radiation is everywhere. Nuclear waste is one of the biggest nuclear problems. High Level Waste (HLW) must be properly disposed…

Nazi Germany had outfitted itself very effectively for conflict. The technology they possessed was superior to the United States on many fronts. Tanks that could make quick work of ours, and fighters planes with jet engines that were immensely superior to propellers. While this gave Germany an advantage, they also knew that they were not infallible. With this in mind they began nuclear experiments, putting the United States in a fever when they heard about it. When Germany learned how to split…

Glenn T. Seaborg was born in Ishpeming, Sweden in 1912, into a family known publically as being intelligent. However, in 1922, the family moved to California in order to expand their opportunities. In high school, he had no interest in science. However, a science class was required for graduation. A teacher named Dwight Logan Reid is given credit for his interest in the field. Due to his family’s finances, the nearby University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) was his only option; due to its…

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…