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Uranium Was Discovered
Uranium was first discovered in by a German chemist named Martin Klaproth. Uranium was named after the planet of Uranus. -
Discovery of Radiation in Uranium
Nuclear physics dates back to when radiation was discovered in Uranium in 1896 by a French physicist named Henri Bequerel. -
Nuclear Fission Was Discovered
Nuclear fission was discovered in 1939 by German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus (such as uranium) splits into two lighter nuclei (and possible some other radioactive particles as well). -
The First Nuclear Reactor Was Built
The first nuclear reactor was biult in 1942 led by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago. This nuclear reactor was named Chicago Pile No. 1 (CP-1). This reactor demonstrated the scientific theory of a controlled nuclear chain reaction. -
The Test of the First US Atomic Bomb
The test of the first US atomic bomb was in July of 1945. -
The First Nuclear Power Plant Was Built
The fisrt nuclear powerplant was built in 1957 in hippingport, Pennsylvavia. -
The First Two Soviet Nuclear Power Plants Were Commissioned
in 1964, the first two Soviet nuclear power plants were commissioned. A boling water graphite channel reactor began operating in the Urals and a small pressurized water reactor in the Volga region. -
Three-Mile Island Accident
The three-mile accident occured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979. This was the worst accident in U.S. cemmericial nuclear powerplant history. -
Astute
The Astute is a nuclear sub that wil go 25 years without refueling. This nuclear sub is 100 meters long and will provide its own fresh water and air for the crew. This ship belongs to Britain's Royal Navy. -
Nuclear Fission Hits Energy Milestone
For the first time a nuclear fusion reaction has generated more energy than what was put into it.
