Nuclear Energy From Theory to Practice The nuclear age began in Germany, in the 1930s in the lab of chemist Otto Hahn. Hahn was attempting to produce radium (In great need during the war) by bombarding uranium atoms with neutrons. To his surprise, he ended up with a much lighter element, barium. That was 1938, This started the race for the power of the atom. Just four years later Canada entered nuclear age in cooperation with …
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…or efficient solar and wind generation), with all aspects considered, nuclear plants can supply the public with energy in the best possible way. Bibliography Bibliography Atomic energy council of Canada. "Energy and the Environment: Resources for the Networked World" http://zebu.uoregon.edu/energy.html "Atomic Energy"; New Standerd Encyclopidia "Nuclear Energy"; Encarta Encyclopidia The Canadian Nuclear FAQ www.ncf.carleton.ca Nuclear Physics: Past Present and Future http://library.advanced.org/tq-admin/month.cgi