Alternative Energy: NUCLEAR

Click on the categories to the left for information on how nuclear power works, its applications, pros and cons about it as an energy source and extensive links to more information about it. From the Franklin Institute Science Museum, London, England.

Mouse over the letters on the diagram of the nuclear power plant for brief explanations of what each area does. From the Southern Company.

Follow the links for extensive information on the uses of nuclear power.

Concise look at the basics of using and understanding nuclear power

short animated film showing how uranium is transformed into electricity. From the Science Museum, London, England.

what it is and its potential effects on humans and our environment

Click on Fission and Fusion under the Science heading for an illustrated explanation of each. From the Atomic Archive.

timeline of nuclear accidents; from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

video segment from P.B.S. Frontline describing the events leading to the 1986Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Click view to see the video.

Excerpt from P.B.S. American Experience detailing the malfunctions and errors that resulted in the worst nuclear disaster in the United States.

exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the 25th anniversary of the disaster