Uranium

In 1933, the first of Hitler 's anti-semitic laws were passed. These discriminatory laws stripped all "non-Aryans" of their teaching posts. With the laws came hatred towards the Jewish people as a whole, including members of the scientific community. When it became difficult to continue their research, or even live safely, many scientists chose to flee to institutions of higher learning in either the United States or Great Britain. Albert Einstein and Hungarian born Leo Szilard were two such…

rly in 1939 it was discovered that German Scientists had found out how to split uranium. Splitting a uranium atom can be very dangerous, the reaction that occurs is tremendous. There was a fear throughout the entire world that they would be able to create a bomb that can cause mass destruction. Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermie both lived in Germany but fled, they decided to inform the president of the power they have. In 1941 the president agreed to build an atomic bomb, it got its code name…

Glenn Theodore Seaborg; born April 19, 1912 in Ishpeming, Michigan was a well-known Chemist. After moving to Los Angeles, California at the age of 10, he graduated valedictorian of his 1929 High School class at David Starr Jordan High School. In 1937, he received his Ph. D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley after enrolling at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1929 for his undergraduate degree. After receiving his Ph. D., Dr. Seaborg spent time as a personal…

many cons and consequences to having nuclear power plants in a vicinity. One of the major cons that people think about are the environmental impact and nuclear accidents. One issue is environmental impact relating to uranium (radioactive metal used as a fuel in nuclear reactors). Uranium is a source of fuel and exists in few countries. It produces a lot of waste and can result in serious health effects if it is not handled properly. Transporting nuclear fuel to and from plants is a big pollution…

The first woman to win a noble prize for not just Physics but Chemistry too, would have a dramatic impact on the world as we know it today. Marie Salomea Sklodowska was a polish scientist, born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Congress Kingdom of Poland, Russia. Marie’s mother, Bronislawa, and father, Wladyslaw, were both teachers and wanted Marie to have an education. During school when Marie became fascinated with the art of science Marie’s parents were extremely encouraging and supportive.…

is its low waste. A single gram of uranium provides as much energy as a ton of coal or oil. Respectively, nuclear waste is around a million time less than the waste from fossil fuels. In Sweden and the United States, the nuclear waste is just stored somewhere safe, but the rest of the world reuses the waste to filter out the 3% of radioactive remains and place them in glass for permanent and safe storage. The left over 97%, which is mostly plutonium and uranium, is recycled into fuel to create…

Nuclear power is used worldwide, but is put under the question as to if it is more beneficial than harmful. Nuclear power is the process of atomic reactions that produce a form of energy, in the United States providing about twenty percent of the country 's electricity. The controversy that pertains nuclear power use has been gradually escalating because some may believe that nuclear power plants are more harmful than safe and some may disagree of the matter. Nuclear power is questionable due to…

1939, Scientists discovered fission. They would later use radioactive materials to create a bomb of unprecented power. FDR created the Uranium Committee to further investigate into this massive project. This project was officially called the Manhattan Engineer District(MED). This project was a $2-billion dollar effort that required them to obtain the two isotopes(Uranium and Plutonium). These two were used in the of the process called gaseous diffusion. On July 16, 1945, near Alamorgordo, The…

a fossil-fuel plant to generate the same amount of energy a fossil-fuel plant generates. As well as, no pollutants are put into the air. The fissioning of 1 metric ton of uranium fuel makes roughly the same amount of energy as burning 3 million metric tons of coal or 12 million barrels of oil. Also, unlike fossil fuels, Uranium does not produce any type of pollutants that would potentially be put into the air. Which in turn would lower the overall carbon footprint of the world. (World Book…

1. Introduction Most nuclear power plants/reactors work in quite a similar way. The power/energy released by the reaction of continuous fission of the atoms (this process is call nuclear fission) from the fuel (this is achieved by using radioactive elements) is use create heat for liquid to turn into steam. This steam is then used to drive the turbines in the power plant, which produce electricity. (World Nuclear Association, 2015) The nuclear power plants on average now have about 33%…