Uranium

in Nazi Germany. The experiment consisted of bombarding uranium with neutrons and the result showed that the element was not what they expected. The results showed the element of barium instead of radium. Lise Meitner called this experiment an example of nuclear fission. Many people during this time thought this was amazing feat and beyond belief. When the uranium was bombarded with neutrons the neutrons collided with the atoms in the uranium. This reaction caused the element to split into two…

whole worlds power usage. Today, most people rely on Nuclear Power plants to get energy for their homes. Nuclear power plants came about from Atomic Age. Every 18 to 24 months, nuclear power plants must shut down to remove and replace the "spent" uranium fuel. This spent fuel releases most of its energy as a result of the fission process and becomes radioactive waste. Most people today think that we get energy from fossil fuels and other fuels, but in reality we rely on Nuclear Power more than…

Differing Sources of Energy; Differing States of the World Energy is the source of nearly all our everyday tools and amenities, without it papers would not be able to be written and getting to school would be an adventure in itself. The different sources of energy provide differing amounts of energy and differing amounts of pollution, costs and environmental impacts. Nuclear energy, coal power, tidal wave power and wind energy are just a few of the different types of energy we use to supplement…

there are alternative options to save our planet. Nuclear energy is alternative energy source that could save life in the future by producing less pollution in the atmosphere. Uranium was formally discovered in 1789, in Berlin, Germany by Martin Heinrich Klaproth. Klaproth was studying the mineral pitchblende, which was Uranium with oxygen also…

called uranium fuel. This fuel consists of solid ceramic pellets which produces electricity. This process occurs through fission. The Nuclear power plants acquire the needed heat to create steam. The process that occurs is physical. The process described, called Fission, involves splitting the uranium atoms in into a nuclear reactor. The first nuclear reactors ever used on this earth functioned naturally. This occurred in a uranium deposit. Uranium deposits are condensed areas of uranium within…

Otto Hahn was a great scientist that did multiple things to advance the scientific field. Otto Hahn was born March 8, 1879 and died on July 28, 1968. In his early years he was debating being an architect but later went on to become a German chemist. Hahn attended the University of Marburg and recieved his doctorate degree in 1901. He served one year in the military. In 1904, he went to London to learn English and ended up working at the University College. At University College, Hahn ended up…

more involved with human problems, his interest soon led him to the greatest challenge of his life and leadership responsibility. During World War II, physics research had changed drastically, especially for Compton. Compton became involved in the “uranium problem” that led to the evolution of nuclear reactors and soon after, the atomic bomb. On November 6th, 1941, Compton introduced a report on the military uses of atomic energy with the help of physicist, Ernest O. Lawrence. His presentation…

Nuclear energy is a form of energy that may not be the best option. Instead of using nuclear power, we should use solar power and wind turbines. Nuclear power would have the potential to harm humans and the globe. The toxins released from the use of this could produce the radioactivity to harm humans’ genetics and could possibly lead to global warming. On top of being harmful, it could explode. If this were to happen, many of us would be gone and it would alter the means of life that are…

found on the bottom page of my second source; the third source was a joint report between the Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It gives a complete analysis of uranium such as the supply, demand and even national reports on the resources, production and exploration of uranium in different countries. This information will be utilized in the aspect of statistics on which countries use nuclear power and which do not. At this point in my research I needed to changed…

Every year our planet comes into contact with multiple large scale pollution disasters which continue to lead us to our inevitable demise if we don’t change something. Right now, our lives are fueled mostly by Coal, and Oil which create large disasters. Pollutants from these disasters flood into our oceans killing millions of fish, and other sea creatures. The pollutants also get into our air which cause smog in many cities, which can lead to death amongst thousands of small children. The time…