Difference between revisions of "Applications of Nuclear Physics to Energy Development"
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== Initial Questions == | == Initial Questions == | ||
#How can you acquire energy from breaking chemical bonds within the nucleus without using radioactive (and highly dangerous) elements? | #How can you acquire energy from breaking chemical bonds within the nucleus without using radioactive (and highly dangerous) elements? | ||
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#Is there any way to acquire energy by breaking the bonds between gluons and quarks in any stable, common element such as carbon? | #Is there any way to acquire energy by breaking the bonds between gluons and quarks in any stable, common element such as carbon? | ||
#How could humans work at nuclear power facilities without being exposed to harmful radiation? | #How could humans work at nuclear power facilities without being exposed to harmful radiation? | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 25 July 2011
Initial Questions
- How can you acquire energy from breaking chemical bonds within the nucleus without using radioactive (and highly dangerous) elements?
- Is there any way to acquire energy by breaking the bonds between gluons and quarks in any stable, common element such as carbon?
- How could humans work at nuclear power facilities without being exposed to harmful radiation?
- Could the proton-proton reaction realistically be manipulated to produce usable energy in nuclear power plants?
- What current projects are underway to further develop nuclear technology?