The Washington Post
Washington Post: Going Nuclear
Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore makes a case for nuclear power by listing the attributes as well as the considerations and dangers. April 16, 2006
US Department of Energy
Us Dept of Energy: Nuclear Age Timeline
This site is a comprehensive timeline of the history of the nuclear age, from the discovery of radioactivity to the cleanup of nuclear weapons.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Lesson Plan Controlling Nuclear Weapons
This site on controlling nuclear weapons will cover three to four 50 minute periods on the topic. Students will review the Nonproliferation Treaty and discuss questions such as: are there countries that should not be allowed to have...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nuclear Power Generation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the design of a nuclear power plant and the production of nuclear energy.
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission: Acts and Regulations
Government resource presents the laws and regulations that pertain to Canada's Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Low Level Nuclear Waste: A Geographic Analysis
In this lesson, students will learn what nuclear waste is and how to analyze the problems surrounding it. They will compare and contrast low- and high-level nuclear waste, and make decisions concerning how to dispose of low-level nuclear...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Obama Administration Faces Instability in Key Nuclear Nations
This informative site looks at nuclear tests going on in North Korea,Pakistan and other countries. Find out from experts what their concerns are about this matter.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
Examine the events surrounding and impact following what was called, "the worst" nuclear accident in Unites States history.
BBC
Bbc: Bush Warns Iran on Nuclear Deal
BBC explains the strategy that the United States took toward Iran's nuclear program as of June, 2006. Provides examples of how the United States pressured Iran into negotiations. (June 19, 2006)
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Nuclear Energy: Background
A resource page on nuclear energy. Learn what nuclear energy is, how it is produced, the history of the power, and advantages and disadvantages.
PBS
Pbs: Fermi Creates Controlled Nuclear Reaction
From the Science Odyssey section of the PBS web site. The work of Enrico Fermi in the development of a sustainable, yet controllable nuclear fission reaction is described. The efforts of Fermi's team at the University of Chicago are...
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Nti: Nuclear Threat Initiative/research
Uses maps and timelines to track nuclear proliferation in several different countries. An in depth discussion about how they got the weapons and where they are located within the countries.
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Society of Nuclear Medicine: What Is Nuclear Medicine?
A good description of Nuclear Medicine from the Society of Nuclear Medicine. This site includes a PDF file brochure about nuclear medicine, its uses, history, and fast facts.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Read about how the atomic bomb was first developed, starting the nuclear arms race. As nuclear weapons proliferated, so did apprehension. A Non-Proliferation Treaty was released in 1968, and governments began to sign on to it. Green...
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Explore Post Cold War Conflict Over Nuclear Technology
Since the development of the nuclear technology people have questioned the value of its protection versus peril. Through the resources and discussion questions students will evaluate the value based on their research and decide if...
Yale University
Yale Environment 360: Examining the Missteps in Japan's Nuclear Crisis
An expert on nuclear energy, Michael W. Golay, provides information on the failures that led to the Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (Published March 18, 2011)
University of Michigan
Department of Nuclear Engineering at U of M
This is the website of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at University of Michigan. There a links to academics, research, degree programs, etc.
Yale University
Yale University: Anatomy of a Nuclear Crisis: A Chronology of Fukushima
The author provides a chronological look at the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. March 21, 2011
Oregon State University
Oregon State: Nuclear Engineering: Building the Atomic Era
Oregon State University Library online exhibit of Nuclear History in America features books on Nuclear Engineering and building the Atomic Era.
BBC
Bbc: Global Nuclear Powers
An interactive map which shows every country that has nuclear weapons, has programs to gain nuclear weapons, had nuclear weapon programs, or is suspected of having a nuclear weapon.
Flow of History
Flow of History: Nuclear Arms Race
The events and countries involved in the nuclear arms race are profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
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Nuclear Threat Initiative: The Nuclear Threat
Discusses countries and the weapons of mass destruction they possess. Includes interactives features.
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University of Birmingham: The Nuclear Physics Group
This is the website of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of Birmingham. There is information on research, degrees, seminars, etc.
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Nuclear Weapon Archive: Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Program
Examine the development of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program from its inception in the late 1950s to the emergence of Saddam Hussein and the implementation of his nuclear weapon policy. (2001)
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