Applications of Nuclear Physics to Energy Development

Initial Questions

1. How can you acquire energy from forming chemical bonds within the nucleus without using radioactive (and highly dangerous) elements?
   • Frontiers of Discovery, Fermilab
   • Conceptual Study of High Power Proton Linac for Clear Nuclear Power System
   • Pocket Particle Accelerators Could Bring Safer Nuclear Power to Neighborhoods
2. Is there any way to acquire energy by breaking and reforming the bonds between gluons and quarks in any stable, common element such as carbon?
   • The strong nuclear force
3. How could humans work at nuclear power facilities without being exposed to harmful radiation?
   • Biological effects of radiation
4. Could the proton-proton reaction realistically be manipulated to produce usable energy in nuclear power plants?
   • Basic nuclear fission
   • The proton-proton cycle
5. What current projects are underway to further develop nuclear technology?
   • Nuclear Power in the World Today
   • Dimeson Relativistic Atomic Complex
   • Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power
   • Radioactive waste management