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Uranium reveals the age of the universe
An article from PhysicsWeb: Astronomers have spotted for the first time the fingerprint of uranium-138 in an ancient star - and have used it to make the most reliable guess yet of the age of the ...
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Uranium Information Centre
Australian site which provides information on nuclear energy for electricity, and uranium for it. Includes educational resources and briefing papers. A vast amount of information is available.
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Uranium Information Centre
Information on nuclear energy for electricity. This is a very informative site which has weekly updates.
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Fast Breeder Reactor
Under appropriate operating conditions, the neutrons given off by fission reactions can "breed" more fuel from otherwise non-fissionable isotopes. The most common breeding reaction is that of ...
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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.
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A Brief Chronology of Radiation and Protection
Though many of the discoveries in radiation were made during the 19th Century there were scientist as early as 500BC contributing to the knowledge of the subject. One of the first documented uses for ...
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How Nuclear Power Works
A brief description of how Nuclear Power works. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. Concentrating on the fission of Uranium 135, though mentions other possible fuels, and makes ...
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Antoine Henri Becquerel
Antoine Henri Becquerel (1851 - 1908) investigated whether there was any connection between X-rays and naturally occurring phosphorescence. Becquerel showed that the rays emitted by uranium, which ...
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