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Hyperphysics - Nuclear Fission
Description of nuclear fission with details of uranium, other isotopes and the history, good links to other sites.
Hyperphysics- Fission Fragments/Iodine-131
Description of the properties of Iodine-131 and its possible uptake by the thyroid.
Hyperphysics - Fission Fragments/Strontium-90
Description of properties of Strontium-90 and its dangers.
Hyperphysics - Fission Fragments/Cesium-137
Discussion of the properties of Cesium-137 and its dangers.
Fission and Fusion
Part of a nuclear reactor tour, this site gives a simplified explanation of nuclear energy.
Atomic Alchemy: Nuclear Process
Sections covering the atom, fusion, fission and the history of nuclear power.
Energy from Matter
History and ideas of fission and fusion including decay chains and the energy equivalence equation. Nobel winners listed.
University of California at Berkeley, Nuclear Engineering Department
A good overview of the applications of nuclear science, including medicine, fusion and fission energy and more.
Modern and Contemporary Physics
The page gives us a wide range of links on many important topics in Physics (accelerator, atoms, Fission, Fusion, Photoelectric Effect, Photons etc)
The Energy Story - Nuclear Energy, Fission and Fusion
This is a good short introduction to the topic and includes a link to listen to Einstein talking about his famous equation.




