Determines the possible outcomes if Iran continues to enrich uranium. Discusses the UN security council's reaction to stopping Iran from gaining enriched uranium and why they believe it will not be used peacefully. 6/2006

This site explores the Cold War race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Content details all the people who were involved in the race for the H-Bomb, as well as notable events during this time period....

A colorful guide to nuclear energy and radiation. A great supplement to the NRC lesson plan series.

The Nobel Foundation provides this site about Niels Bohr's contributions to the world of physics, specifically his "investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." This biography includes information on...

This interactive explorer allows students to click on a hot spot on the image and learn more about how nuclear reactors work.

Nuclear physicist, Dr. Charles Till, answers questions about nuclear power in this interview from the FRONTLINE Web site.

After learning about all the energy sources, students will be able to list and identify the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of them.

This article gives you the full biography of J. Hans D. Jensen.

In this interactive, learn about sources of both beneficial and harmful radiation which exist in many forms all around us.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Elaborates on radioactive decay as a tool for determining the age of certain minerals and other materials, including the limits of the technique.

From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page explains the differences between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. The details of each process are sketched in simple language.

Learn what non-renewable energy is and the different types.

Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...

An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.

Several pages describing the nuclear fission process. Fission reactions are depicted with diagrams and described in words. Part of an extensive site with well-written information on nuclear power and nuclear science.

Get the basics on nonrenewable energy. Learn about its uses and conservation.

This is "The Actinide Research Quarterly", a publication about current research of the actinide metals and nuclear materials technology by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Very detailed information.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about methods used in radiometric dating. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

This pioneering nuclear reactor was the site of several milestones in the development of nuclear technology, including the first usable electricity (1951), the first self-sustaining chain reaction using plutonium rather than uranium...

This article from NPR explores the faulty information and the possibility the case for war was based on invalid information. As part of President Bush's case for war with Iraq, he cited sources indicating that Iraq was attempting to...

Discussion of ways to create new elements of increased atomic number and thus to create ever more massive elements that are not found on Earth.

Charts take a look at radioactive nuclei found naturally on Earth.