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    fission by having a speed neutron hit a uranium atom, the uranium atom spit. When the speeding neutron hit the nucleus of the uranium atom the atom stretched until it split. Before this, Niels Bohr had a theory that a nucleus must be “like a wobbly droplet of liquid.” Hahn discovered that this theory was indeed accurate. When Hahn split the atom there was enough energy to make a grain of sand jump, but he was curious to see if he used a larger piece of uranium what would happen, if…

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    It was 2103rd year, when the humanity has achieved the top of technological and industrial development. Population on Earth has reached it’s to 100 billion people and genetic modified products could not save the whole world from hunger. Oil, metal, wood and water sources has been wasted and scared. But everything changed when the scientists identified the organic material in the earth’s core. It was unbelievable because this material could change own chemical structure and shape by synthesis…

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    All throughout the world people and countries are searching for ways to replace fossil fuels as an energy source, and one way they try is nuclear power. Nuclear power plants have the potential to be very dangerous to not only the people that live near, but also the entire area. If something goes wrong it could cause an entire swath of land to become uninhabitable for millions of years, basically forever in the spectrum of human life. Therefore it is imperative that before nuclear power plants…

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    Einstein sent a letter to President Rossvelt, saying he could build an atomic bomb by creating a huge nucular chain reaction. This would be done by using uranium. This would cause lots of damage to a city that was targeted by an Atomic bomb. The First chain reaction took place in Chicago. This was done by Enrico Fermi. He stacked graphite blocks and uranium in a small circular pile and created a nucular chain reaction. Shortly there after the president said yes to the building and creating the…

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    control rods that are used to control the fission; It is the process of splitting uranium atoms. It generates heat to produce steam. The steam the goes into a turbine that turns a generator. It then creates electricity which travels through the switch yards. Nuclear waste is the stuff that comes from the reactor. The waste is exhausted fuel cells after they come out of the reactor. They are the remains of the fuel Uranium and Plutonium nuclei after they split. They are nuclear waste atoms. There…

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    Annotated Bibliography Topic: Nuclear Energy Thesis: While nuclear energy has many benefits, the negative implications must be considered. "Fukushima's Radioactive Water Leak: What You Should Know." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 14 Apr. 2017. Web. 30 Apr. 2017. This is an educational site with research information and photographed footage. In this questionnaire from National Geographic, Patrick Kiger describes the catastrophe in Japan involving nuclear energy and waste…

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    majority of the uranian there is U-238. The plants use the process of fission, which is the splitting of atoms of uranium in reactors. Uranium atoms start hitting each other which leads to splitting of the atoms. This sparks fission to start and once one atom begins to hit, it starts a chain reaction. Control rods are placed in to help accelerate or slow down the splitting of uranium…

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    X-Ray Registrant Essay

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    Introduction: This was an unannounced office safety inspection of this analytical x-ray registrant, which is located at 1927 Commercial drive, Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The registrant owns and operates one x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analytical x-ray unit, Thermo Fisher Scientific, model XL3t 980, serial numbers 92731, which is routinely utilized to perform alloy analysis of metals. This is the first inspection of the facility. One area of concern was revealed during the…

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    Uranium Research Papers

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    Uranium is the element that I chose to write about. Uranium is a element that is a naturally radioactive element that comes in a silverish metal when it’s pure. Uranium quickly oxidizes in air and it can be used to color glass that glows greenish - yellow under a blacklight. Uranium is one of the key ingredients in atomic bombs. Only 1.38% of the uranium in the bomb “Little Boy” detonated over Hiroshima underwent fission and there was 140 pounds of Uranium in total. Uranium is an element that…

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    Change Over Time

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    Yes of course some question that age but it was found after years of searching and studying. Through radiometric dating we’re able to calculate the age of radioactive elements such as Uranium. But that’s not the only way they calculated the age of the Earth. They used carbon dating which uses carbon to calculate the age of plants and animals, including ancient organisms. Once dead these organisms over time decay and some fossilize after…

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