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Nuclear Fission

Steven Hamilton, ORNLIndustryScienceTechnology

Predicting the Future of Fission Power

As renewable sources of energy such as wind and sun power are being increasingly added to the country’s electrical grid, old-fashioned nuclear energy is also being primed for a resurgence. For the past 20 years, fission reactors have produced a nearly unchanging portion of the nation’s electricity: around 20%. But…
Coury Turczyn
May 22, 2023
Science

Fundamental Fission Modeling Finds a Foothold

https://vimeo.com/176316108 While trying to fatten the atom in 1938, German chemist Otto Hahn accidentally split it instead. This surprising discovery put modern science on the fast track to the atomic age and to the realization of technologies with profound potential for great harm or great help. Although scientific experts, thought…
Jonathan Hines
July 26, 2016