A brief history of missing US nuclear weapons
Only one (or possibly two) of the missing bombs was fully assembled at the time it was lost. The total number of confirmed ...
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The first nuclear reactor, explained
Learn more here. In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed to create a chain reaction—a crucial step toward proving that it would be possible to make an atomic bomb. The scientists achieved this sustained ...
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Nuclear energy
This is called a chain reaction. All the splitting atoms release energy in the form of heat. The heat is used to turn water into steam. Nuclear radiation is all around us. It reaches us from space ...
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How the U.S. determines whether its nuclear weapons still work properly
The U.S. hasn't tested a nuclear weapon in decades, and since the 1990s has used simulations and experiments to verify they're working properly. NPR was granted a rare look at how they do it.
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When Will Nuclear Fusion Put Oil And Gas Out Of Business.
A third part is fusion is not a chain reaction, so the danger of runaway nuclear reactions and explosions is non-existent. Since generating electricity is responsible for about a third of global ...