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Running head: NUCLEAR ENERGY


Nuclear Energy
U.S. Government


History of Nuclear Energy- Nuclear Energy
History of Nuclear Energy

• Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth. He was a German chemist, and named his discovery after the planet Uranus (" Outline history of," 2010)
  
• 1939-1945 Manhattan Project - atomic energy program to develop the first transportable atomic bomb ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1942- First self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1945- Hiroshima and Nagasaki - US. drops atomic bombs to Japan to end World War II ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1946- First nuclear energy in civilian use ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1954- Atomic Energy Act of 1954- allows the Atomic Energy Commission to license private companies to use nuclear materials and to build and operate nuclear power plants ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1955- First nuclear power plant that provides electricity to the whole town. ( Borax -III) ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1986- Chernobyl- nuclear disaster in Ukraine ("Nuclear technologies timeline," )
  
• 1986-…- The use of nuclear energy is growing all over the world
  

• Less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere when nuclear energy is used, so it has lower impact on the environment (Buzz, 2009)
  
• Relatively low operating costs (Buzz, 2009)
  
• Developed technology is ready for market and doesn’t take much time to start producing (Buzz, 2009)
  
• Can produce large amounts of power and is able to “feed” industrial and city needs. It can create power for heavy manufacturing (Buzz, 2009)
  
• Nuclear wastes can be reduced through waste recycling and reprocessing (Buzz, 2009)
  
• Can be produced in very small amount of volume and that makes it easy to transport ("Pros of nuclear," )