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The Radiation in a Nuclear Power Plant Does Not Produce Electricity. It Heats Water Into Steam Which Runs a Turbine That Creates Electricity.

Nuclear energy generates efficient and dependable electricity all over the world. Today, over 400 commercial reactors are in operation in over 30 countries. But do you know how nuclear energy works? A nuclear power plant’s radiation does not generate electricity. It converts water into steam, which drives a turbine, which generates electricity. The Nuclear Energy […]

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Disney Nuclear Powerplant

Disney World is Legally Allowed to Build a Nuclear Plant in Their Florida Location. This is According to a Law Issued in the 1960’s.

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Over the years, the company expanded its amusement park throughout the United States and to some locations. But did you know that there is a law that allows Disney to build a nuclear

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How Did Jimmy Carter Stop A Nuclear Reactor Meltdown?

Do you remember the world’s very first nuclear disasters? The Canadian government sought the assistance of nuclear experts from the United States. But did you know how Jimmy Carter was involved? In Ottawa, Canada, the first-ever nuclear reactor meltdown happened on December 12, 1952. The disaster was averted by a team lead by then Lieutenant

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In 1965 the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear device near the Chagan river to create an artificial lake with a volume of about 10 million cubic metres under it’s Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. To date the lake is slightly radioactive and is nicknamed “the atomic lake”.

Chagan (nuclear test) Chagan was the first and largest of the 124 detonations in the Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program, designed to produce peaceful nuclear explosions (PNEs) for earth-moving purposes. The concept of using PNEs to create artificial lakes, harbors and canals was modeled after a United States program, Project Plowshare, which conducted

In 1965 the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear device near the Chagan river to create an artificial lake with a volume of about 10 million cubic metres under it’s Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. To date the lake is slightly radioactive and is nicknamed “the atomic lake”. Read More »

The soviets built a chain of remote lighthouses along the arctic coast, each one powered by it’s own miniature nuclear generator. In total 1007 of these generators were put in place, several of which remain unaccounted for.

The nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic The Northern Sea Route goes for 5600km from the Kara Sea to the Bering Strait, connecting Western Russia to the Far Eastern territories. In the 1930s, the USSR started building hundreds of lighthouses along this Arctic route. With no keepers, and no other form of

The soviets built a chain of remote lighthouses along the arctic coast, each one powered by it’s own miniature nuclear generator. In total 1007 of these generators were put in place, several of which remain unaccounted for. Read More »

After the 2011 Japanese nuclear plant in Fukushima was disabled by an earthquake tsunami double whammy, elderly Japanese people volunteered to do repairs to save young people from radiation exposure.

Japan pensioners volunteer to tackle nuclear crisis A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station. The Skilled Veterans Corps, as they call themselves, is made up of retired engineers and other professionals, all over the age of 60. They say they should be

After the 2011 Japanese nuclear plant in Fukushima was disabled by an earthquake tsunami double whammy, elderly Japanese people volunteered to do repairs to save young people from radiation exposure. Read More »

One nuclear fuel pellet, roughly the size of a pencil eraser, provides as much energy as one ton of coal or nearly 150 gallons of oil.

Vogtle Receives First Shipment of Nuclear Fuel The two-unit expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia reached another milestone as Georgia Power received the first shipment of nuclear fuel for Unit 3 of the project. The utility on Dec. 9 said receipt of the fuel follows completion and inspection of several construction areas

One nuclear fuel pellet, roughly the size of a pencil eraser, provides as much energy as one ton of coal or nearly 150 gallons of oil. Read More »