History & Trivia (Moderator: Marlin)

Project Rover: The original nuclear-powered rocket program

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Jan 13, 2023, 09:25
by Marlin

The SNAP-10A reactor power system

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Apr 15, 2024, 07:29
by Mounder

What is a photon?

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Jun 30, 2021, 02:39
by Marlin

A Dark Matter Detector Just Recorded One of The Rarest Events Known to Science

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Views: 2,639

Apr 27, 2019, 04:27
by Marlin

Vaping Regularly May Expose Teens to More Toxic Lead, Uranium, Study Says

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Apr 30, 2024, 10:45
by Marlin

The secret orders for a courier transporting Uranium 235 from Y-12 to Chicago du

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Jul 24, 2025, 03:29
by Marlin

When Televisions Were Radioactive

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Sep 24, 2018, 10:42
by Marlin

How To Use Fusion To Get To Proxima Centauri's Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

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Views: 1,761

Jul 07, 2025, 07:06
by Marlin

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Radioactive Oatmeal Go Down

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Jul 31, 2022, 05:36
by Marlin

Radioactive Spark Plugs (ca. 1940s)

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Jul 13, 2024, 06:10
by Marlin

Jimmy Carter: America’s first nuclear president

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Feb 05, 2025, 12:49
by Marlin

Physicists Propose That the Universe Is Filled With Tiny, Natural Atomic Bombs

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Mar 07, 2021, 12:00
by Marlin

Chicago Pile 1, 72 years ago

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Dec 03, 2014, 08:01
by Marlin

The Fulton Station project: Inflation kept this HTGR from seeing the light of da

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Views: 2,181

Oct 24, 2024, 02:27
by Mounder

Physicists re-create forgotten experiment observing fusion

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Views: 1,139

Jun 27, 2025, 05:51
by Marlin

How a Nuclear Weapons Lab Helped Crack a Serial-Killer Case

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Views: 2,289

Feb 10, 2024, 02:03
by Marlin

Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice

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Views: 3,856

Oct 01, 2018, 08:07
by Mounder

Trinity Test at 80: American Nuclear Society CEO Craig Piercy reflects on the Ma

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Views: 1,262

Jul 16, 2025, 10:07
by Marlin

We Found an Unexpected Anomaly in the Pacific Ocean

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Views: 1,889

Feb 14, 2025, 11:58
by Marlin

NB-36 CRUSADER: AMERICA’S MASSIVE NUCLEAR-POWERED BOMBER

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Views: 2,970

May 14, 2021, 02:19
by Mounder

Hiroshima survivor

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Views: 20,070

Dec 16, 2007, 01:41
by Marlin

Nuclear clocks could outdo atomic clocks as the most precise timepieces

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Views: 2,586

Jun 07, 2021, 12:23
by Marlin

Admiral Rickover's Gamble

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Oct 10, 2014, 04:08
by Marlin

Radioactive food

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Views: 14,821

May 29, 2007, 04:36
by LaFeet

The legacy of the National Reactor Testing Station, today’s Idaho National Labor

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Views: 2,142

Jul 24, 2025, 11:59
by Mounder

MOVED: Edward Snowden

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Views: 3,416

Aug 10, 2013, 09:05
by Marlin

Nuclear Power Reactor Technology, 1950-1953 (Part III)

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Views: 1,892

Nov 07, 2024, 09:50
by Marlin

7 Moments in December that Changed Nuclear Energy History

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Dec 20, 2023, 03:50
by Marlin

The Almost Nuclear Holocaust in North Carolina

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Jan 24, 2015, 11:00
by Marlin

10 everyday products that were radioactive

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Views: 3,475

Feb 14, 2018, 12:05
by Marlin

Honoring Dennis Wilkinson on the 106th anniversary of his birth

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Views: 2,098

Aug 07, 2024, 09:32
by Marlin

Unique Soviet Monster Tank Designed To Survive A Nuclear Blast Has Roared Back T

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Views: 1,912

Jan 24, 2025, 05:12
by Marlin

Radioactivity May Fuel Life Deep Underground and Inside Other Worlds

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Views: 2,692

May 25, 2021, 03:12
by Marlin

Astounding Science Fiction

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Views: 3,214

Jun 06, 2017, 08:03
by Marlin

Blue Peacock

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Jan 26, 2007, 02:07
by SloGlo

AUTOGRAPHED PLACEMAT EVOKES ASTRONAUTS’ 1969 VISIT TO IDAHO

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Views: 2,499

May 29, 2020, 11:51
by Marlin

Her Majesty’s Nuclear Seaplane

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Oct 23, 2013, 08:38
by Marlin

Harold Agnew Carrying the Plutonium Core of the Nagasaki Fat Man Bomb, 1945

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Jun 04, 2025, 11:58
by Marlin

Idaho is home to many great nuclear achievements — and a deadly disaster during

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Jul 13, 2023, 11:09
by Marlin

AN ALTERNATIVE REACTOR

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May 09, 2018, 12:14
by Marlin

Hiroshima buildings that survived atomic bomb to be demolished

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Views: 2,370

Dec 16, 2019, 10:07
by Marlin

Supersonic airliners, ozone, and wildfire smoke: Origins of the nuclear winter t

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May 13, 2026, 11:20
by Marlin

The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb

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Aug 05, 2020, 11:35
by Marlin

391-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived Hiroshima Bombings and Keeps Growing

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Views: 2,750

May 22, 2019, 01:40
by Marlin

The Only Full Scale Test of a Nuclear Missile Was 57 Years Ago

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Views: 3,153

May 11, 2020, 10:56
by peteshonkwiler

Map reveals best places to live in the US if nuclear war breaks out

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Views: 2,014

Oct 14, 2024, 10:18
by Marlin

The Sodium Reactor Experiment

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Views: 2,364

Aug 08, 2024, 08:08
by Mounder

Bacteria: radioactive elements replace essential rare earth metals

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Views: 2,382

May 17, 2023, 03:18
by Marlin

A Brief History of Tiny Nuclear Reactors

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Views: 2,448

Dec 17, 2019, 01:30
by Marlin

Striking New Views of the First Atomic Bomb Test

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May 18, 2026, 11:01
by Marlin

The US Military Once Detonated a Nuclear Bomb Directly Above the Heads of 5 Offi

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Views: 2,293

Jul 31, 2023, 12:58
by Marlin

This E-4's grave is the most dangerous gravesite in the world

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Views: 4,334

May 31, 2019, 08:40
by scotoma

How America Almost Built the Scariest of Weapons: A Nuclear-Powered Tank

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Jan 05, 2017, 10:56
by Marlin

After 70 years, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy is being rewritten

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Views: 2,602

Dec 22, 2022, 02:17
by Marlin

Meet the Only Man to Witness All 3 WWII Atomic Bomb Blasts

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Views: 2,690

Aug 07, 2020, 02:58
by Marlin

The Curious History of Neutrinos and Nuclear Reactors

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Views: 2,234

Oct 03, 2024, 10:32
by Marlin

Regulatory history of non-light-water reactors in the U.S.

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Jul 25, 2024, 10:38
by Marlin

Does Oak Ridge make the region a juicy target for a nuclear attack?

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Jul 31, 2023, 07:09
by Marlin

62 years ago today: The USS Nautilus passes under the North Pole

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Apr 28, 2026, 10:24
by Marlin

The Cold War's Missing Atom Bombs

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Views: 2,899

Feb 06, 2019, 01:05
by Marlin

Top 4 candidates in our solar system for terraforming

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Views: 2,745

Nov 08, 2019, 04:03
by Marlin

Water Boiler Reactor

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May 09, 2024, 01:42
by Marlin

CP-1 at 80: The legacy of CP-1—and the scientist who created its neutron activit

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Views: 2,436

Dec 16, 2022, 12:32
by Marlin

Is microwave cooking nuking all the nutrients?

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Views: 2,485

Nov 05, 2025, 06:29
by Marlin

TVA Prepares to Write Final Nuclear Chapters

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Views: 1,876

Oct 15, 2024, 10:38
by Marlin

9 nuclear inventions the Atomic Age nearly unleashed

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Views: 2,708

Oct 29, 2025, 11:31
by Marlin

What It's Like to Actually See an Atomic Explosion

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Views: 3,465

Apr 18, 2016, 09:54
by Marlin

The history and future of civilian nuclear power afloat

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Views: 2,181

Jul 30, 2024, 09:46
by Marlin

Living nuclear component.

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Views: 16,732

Feb 07, 2009, 10:42
by Marlin

Why is Jimmy Carter trending on Twitter?

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Views: 2,497

Dec 17, 2021, 01:36
by Marlin

Oak Ridge: X-10 Graphite Reactor Virtual Tour

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Views: 2,453

Nov 23, 2025, 09:32
by Marlin

Thorium welding rod exposure

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Views: 13,458

Feb 15, 2008, 06:08
by atomicarcheologist

How the OJ Simpson Verdict Overshadowed a Watershed Moment for Atomic Veterans

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Views: 2,510

Apr 15, 2024, 11:00
by Marlin

These atomic-powered airships never made it off the drawing board

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Views: 2,696

Apr 28, 2019, 10:55
by Marlin

How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age

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Views: 4,106

Jan 30, 2019, 12:52
by Chimera

You (and Almost Everyone You Know) Owe Your Life to This Man.

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Views: 8,197

Mar 31, 2016, 12:48
by GLW

Nuclear bomb fallout

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Views: 9,485

Feb 09, 2009, 10:50
by Marlin

Taiwan Hunts for Radioactive Apartments

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Views: 2,581

Jan 20, 2022, 01:22
by Marlin

The Strange Glass Born in Nuclear Explosions

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Views: 3,682

Apr 19, 2016, 10:33
by Marlin

Deinococcus radiodurans

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Views: 18,247

Jan 04, 2008, 07:55
by Marlin

Cosmic rays streamed through Earth’s atmosphere 41,000 years ago

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Views: 2,460

Apr 22, 2024, 12:50
by Marlin

The Day the U.S. Lost Hydrogen Bombs in Spain

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Views: 5,429

Feb 06, 2015, 02:55
by Marlin

Atomic-Powered Aircraft

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Views: 6,972

May 07, 2024, 07:14
by Marlin

Why Physicists Tried to Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator

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Views: 3,113

Apr 03, 2019, 12:31
by GLW

The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

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Views: 3,055

Nov 27, 2018, 06:26
by Marlin

Secret Atomic Role of WWII-Era Aircraft Carrier Revealed

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Views: 3,281

May 02, 2016, 11:35
by Marlin

The history and future of civilian nuclear power afloat

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Views: 2,496

Dec 10, 2021, 02:11
by Marlin

Uranium abundence

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Views: 18,044

Feb 20, 2007, 08:01
by MrHazmat

Physicists Found the Ghost Haunting the World’s Most Famous Particle Accelerator

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Views: 1,414

Jul 05, 2025, 05:53
by Marlin

Beach Sands Near Hiroshima Are Still Packed With 1945 Nuclear Fallout Debris

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Views: 2,721

May 14, 2019, 11:15
by Marlin

Meet Project Orion: The Crazy Plan to Use Nuclear Bombs as Explosive Fuel

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Views: 2,463

Mar 03, 2021, 11:43
by Marlin

THE ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

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Views: 3,095

May 17, 2018, 09:56
by Marlin

Operation Plumbbob And The Psychology Of A Nuclear Blast

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Views: 3,873

Nov 10, 2014, 11:38
by RFaunt

The Unsung African American Scientists of the Manhattan Project

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Views: 2,550

May 18, 2021, 12:05
by Marlin

The American reactor that was closed by fake news

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Views: 2,288

Jan 28, 2024, 01:18
by Marlin

Nuclear fracking

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Views: 17,859

Aug 28, 2013, 03:49
by retired nuke

The Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor

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Views: 2,401

Dec 22, 2023, 09:30
by Marlin

Why There Are No Nuclear Airplanes

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Replies: 49
Views: 29,648

Jan 28, 2019, 06:43
by GLW

Nuclear Bombs Fell on North Carolina 64 Years Ago. How Disaster Was Narrowly Ave

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Views: 1,987

Jan 27, 2025, 05:01
by Marlin

5 Incredible Facts About the Atom Bomb

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Views: 2,437

May 31, 2021, 07:23
by Marlin

No ‘Oppenheimer’ fanfare for those caught in first atomic bomb’s fallout

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Views: 2,362

Aug 05, 2023, 10:00
by Marlin

“Nuclear geyser” may be origin of life

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Views: 3,261

Apr 18, 2018, 04:49
by atomicarcheologist

How Are Universal Ionizing Radiation Symbols Used Around the World?

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Views: 2,491

Dec 22, 2023, 02:21
by Marlin

The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find

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Views: 2,423

Jan 17, 2023, 02:52
by Marlin

Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery

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Views: 2,426

Dec 12, 2023, 05:53
by Marlin

Russia declassifies footage of 'Tsar Bomba'

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Views: 2,802

Sep 02, 2020, 10:39
by Marlin

X-rays

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Views: 7,113

Jan 27, 2007, 08:15
by SloGlo

New Zealand mayor goes nuclear after Trump claims US 'split the atom'

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Views: 1,730

Jan 22, 2025, 04:00
by Marlin

Wyoming History: Sundance Had First Portable Nuclear Reactor In The United State

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Views: 2,370

Aug 24, 2023, 12:43
by Marlin

Matter of Risk (Chapter 5 excerpt about Chernobyl)

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Views: 2,713

Apr 25, 2018, 11:59
by Marlin

The Navy Nearly Built A Nuclear Armed “Super Sidewinder” Air-To-Air Missile

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Views: 1,749

Feb 03, 2025, 03:55
by Marlin

Air Force Debates Replacing Depleted Uranium Rounds for A-10

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Views: 3,260

May 15, 2018, 10:10
by atomicarcheologist

October 11, 1954: The founding of ANS

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Views: 1,880

Oct 15, 2024, 10:35
by Marlin

Niels Bohr Announces the Discovery of Fission

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Views: 2,206

Jan 26, 2024, 02:17
by Marlin

Nuclear Football

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Views: 7,450

Jan 24, 2007, 07:47
by SloGlo

An obituary for the man who saved North Carolina from nuclear disaster

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Views: 3,115

Jan 31, 2023, 12:39
by Marlin

Cold War Nuclear Testing May Have Caused Extra Rain Around the World

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Views: 2,463

May 14, 2020, 11:55
by Marlin

Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex

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Views: 1,671

Feb 04, 2025, 09:09
by Marlin

Crisis at Three Mile Island

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Views: 9,356

Apr 01, 2018, 01:43
by TVA

The Original Target For The Second Nuclear Bomb

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Views: 2,362

Aug 09, 2022, 04:27
by Marlin

Balloon in cooling tower

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Views: 2,201

Jun 22, 2023, 12:44
by Marlin

First Reactor

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Views: 3,936

Apr 29, 2018, 01:03
by TVA

Scientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time

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Views: 2,451

Nov 26, 2025, 10:49
by Marlin

Quantum physicists discover 'negative time' in strange experiment

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Views: 2,022

Oct 07, 2024, 12:42
by Marlin

On Anniversary of Three Mile Island Crisis

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Views: 6,116

Mar 30, 2017, 10:45
by Marlin

"Fairy Ring"

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Views: 8,151

Feb 05, 2007, 03:14
by Marlin

Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” at 70

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Views: 2,388

Dec 08, 2023, 10:18
by Marlin

Today in History - December 2 Nuclear Fission

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Views: 2,446

Dec 02, 2019, 01:45
by Marlin

Rickover was a D.O.P.E. ?

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Views: 6,464

Jun 18, 2011, 09:34
by hamsamich

Miss Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Glitz of 1950s Las Vegas

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Views: 3,541

May 02, 2016, 11:47
by Marlin

NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation

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Views: 2,188

Jul 15, 2024, 11:43
by Marlin

The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste

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Views: 3,042

May 06, 2017, 05:19
by Marlin

800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above Manhattan?

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Views: 4,470

Feb 26, 2015, 06:16
by mjd

Nukes Couldn’t Kill Her: Wreck of Battleship USS Nevada Discovered on Ocean Floo

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Views: 1,907

Nov 04, 2025, 09:31
by Marlin

What happened to these missing nuclear weapons?

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Views: 2,539

Dec 20, 2022, 07:42
by Mounder

Meet the Only Man to Witness All 3 WWII Atomic Bomb Blasts

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Views: 2,217

Aug 05, 2022, 03:32
by Marlin

Demon core video

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Views: 2,994

Oct 06, 2019, 12:00
by Marlin

THE DEMON CORE AND THE STRANGE DEATH OF LOUIS SLOTIN

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Views: 4,127

May 24, 2016, 04:34
by Marlin

America’s Atomic Veterans, hidden by secrets, were forgotten for 50 years

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Views: 2,169

Jul 19, 2024, 10:58
by Marlin

Disappearing dad

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Views: 2,529

Dec 03, 2019, 05:13
by SloGlo

Castle Bravo

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Views: 5,512

Mar 02, 2015, 02:36
by Marlin

Piqua organic-cooled reactor in photo and film

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Views: 2,338

Nov 05, 2025, 09:57
by Mounder

Tracking the journey of a uranium cube

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Views: 2,571

May 03, 2019, 10:17
by Marlin

Energy Information Administration

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Views: 2,432

Nov 25, 2025, 10:13
by Marlin

48 Hours (November 17, 1988) Fernald

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Views: 2,940

Dec 06, 2022, 07:26
by Mounder

How the Olympics put a spotlight on HEU in research reactors

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Views: 2,635

Feb 11, 2022, 11:19
by Marlin

'Nuclear battlefield' revealed as scientists map Bikini Atoll test craters

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Views: 2,360

Dec 12, 2019, 02:22
by Marlin

Fast burst reactors: A historical primer

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Views: 2,033

Jul 15, 2024, 10:04
by Marlin

A Short History of the People of Bikini Atoll

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Views: 3,802

Mar 02, 2014, 03:33
by retired nuke

Atoms For Peace - 1950's Atomic Energy Studies / Educational Documentary

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Views: 3,970

Apr 06, 2016, 10:33
by Marlin