Today, the method used in World War II against Japan — gravity bombs carried by aircraft — remains a viable way to deliver nuclear weapons. But over the years, as warheads have decreased in size, other options have become available. Many countries have stockpiled several ballistic and cruise...
Nuclear power plantsare expensive to build but relatively cheap to run. In many places, nuclear energy is competitive with fossil fuels as a means of electricity generation. ... If the social, health and environmental costs of fossil fuels are also taken into account, the competitiveness of nuc...
Neutron radiation can be used to make nonradioactive atoms become radioactive; this has practical applications innuclear medicine. Neutron radiation is also made from nuclear reactors in power plants and nuclear-powered ships and in particle accelerators, devices used to study subatomic physics. In ...
In addition, many air-filled tissues and organs such as the lungs and bowels can be perforated by the pressure changes. The type and extent of the injury depends on the person's location relative to the IED. A person in the primary blast radius can be hit by pressure changes, heat and...
The European nation’s energy revolution has made it a leader in replacing nukes and fossil fuels with wind and solar technology.
Many Army officers benefitted from overseeing the camps, not otherwise having the opportunity to supervise large groups of personnel in the period between the world wars. Also in 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. [Pictured: Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Pacific ...
Once upon a time, I found solace in the clinical labels of depression and anxiety –“Oh, that’s what I’ve been doing, why I have suffered so much in a life that in many ways ought to have been a life of ease, grace and joy.” Now, I find them constraining. At the root of...
s Chinese restaurant. Like many (if not most) small towns on Canada’s western prairies, Big Valley was home to a Chinese family that ran the town’s main diner for a few generations. These places – and their Asian restaurateur – have mostly disappeared now, but I remember enjoying ...
workintheirdailywork,normalnatural radiationperyear(mainlybecauseofradonradiationinthe air)is1000~2000micro-west.Aradiationoflessthan100 mSvwouldhavenoeffectonthehumanbody.Radiationrelated workershadthehighestradiationexposureof50000mSvayear. Asingledoseof4000mSvcancausedeath. Editthispassageawayfromnuclear...
The Power of Kryptonite Plants use the sun to make food, and Superman uses the sun to make super powers. If Superman comes into contact with Green Kryptonite, he instantly becomes very weak. With enough exposure, he could die. Kryptonite has this effect because of the way it interacts...