Nuclear

The nation's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred thirty-four years ago today on March 28, 1979, at Three Mile Island.

¿Cuál el proceso físico detrás de esta potente liberación de energía? Para comprenderlo, debemos tener algunas nociones de física nuclear. Así se fabrica una bomba atómica

Scientists discovered the compound by accident. They're happy they did.

Abandoned Nuclear Plant [1826x2753][OC]

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23 Photos March 28, 1979 — 35 years ago — the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in eastern Pennsylvania suffered a partial meltdown, triggering the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, “although its small radioactive releases had no detectable health effects on plant workers or the public, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reported.” […]

Are you confused about the concepts of radioactivity and radiation? Here's a quick review of what you need to know.

When was the first nuclear reactor created? You probably think it was Enrico Fermi's CP-1 pile built under the bleachers at the University of Chicago in 1942. However, you'd be off by -- oh -- about 2...

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Today’s Wonder of the Day takes a look at the strange things that happen deep inside atoms!