History of Nuclear Energy

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    History of Nuclear Power

  • Physisist Albert Einstein releases his reletivity theory, E=mc2.

    E=mc2. Energy= Mass x Speed of light, squared.Mass can be converted into energy

  • James Chadwick discovers the Neutron

    James Chadwick discovers the Neutron, one of the three subatomic particles.

  • Splitting of the atom

    Irish and British scientists join to split the atom.

  • First Uranium atoms split

    First Uranium atoms split using the process of fission. Several atoms released heat energy, confirming E=mc2.

  • Manhattan Project begins (Development of Atomic-bombs)

    The Manhattan Project- American top-secret atomic energy program. Scientists employed to develop the first atomic bombs, one Uranium, one Plutonium.
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    The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project- American top-secret atomic energy program.
    Scientists employed to develop the first atomic bombs, one Uranium, one Plutonium

  • Increased understanding of Nuclear fission

    Russia: Greater understanding of nuclear fission with the possability fo a chain reaction.

  • Establishment of Atomic Energy Commission

    Atomic Energy Commision established to control atomic energy after the war.

  • First nuclear chain reaction (controlled)

  • First usable amount of nuclear produced electricity.

  • Atomic energy Act passed

    The US passed the atomic energy act, allowing private businesses to supply nuclear energy as well as build power plants.

  • First town to be completly powered by nuclear generated electricity

    BORAX-lll was the first nuclear power plant in the world to supply an entire town with electricity. The plant suplied total electricity to the town (pop. 1200) for over an hour.

  • Three Mile Island saftey scare

    Nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island suffers a major saftey scare when water pump when secondary pressurized water reacor failed. As a result there was a partial meltdown and small radiation release.

  • Chernobyl Disaster

    The disaster occured when unauthorized experiments took place in a nuclear power plant in the Ukraine resulting in the overheating of four water-pressurized reactors. The power plant ignighted and dangerous radioactive particles were released and spread over much of Europe.