What is PET? Positron Emission Tomography is an imaging test that reveals and shows doctors hows your tissues and organs are functioning. PET tests use a radioactive indicator to show doctors what they want to find out. By using PET tests doctors may be able to detect the early onset of a disease before it is Read More…
Month: January 2019
Three Mile Island Accident
Myles Howard Three Mile Island Accident Nuclear Chem Blog 16,January 2019 The Three Mile island Accident happened in Pennsylvania on March 28 1979. This was a human error that occurred that caused the accident. The meltdown in the TMI-2 reactor was the biggest meltdown in U.S history and in fact the only meltdown in U.S Read More…
Hiroshima and Nagasaki – What Happened?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki – What Happened? Blog by: ｍ ｅｇｙ It is most likely that you’ve heard of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at least once before. They took place during WWII, and were one of the most destructive type of bombs at that time! So, let’s first take a look at what exactly an Read More…
Radiation Therapy By: Onoyeme Egure
What is Radiation Therapy? When people think of medical treatment, the last thing they think is radiation therapy. They think of of how radiation is harmful, not helpful. Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy radiation from x-rays, gamma rays, and other sources to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The two kinds of radiation Read More…
Nuclear Testing on Bikini Island By: Oumou Sowe
Where is Bikini Island? – Bikini Island is also known as Bikini Atoll so you may see either one. Bikini Atoll is located on Marshall Island with 23 islands surrounding the Atoll. Marshall Island is located in the Pacific ocean in the middle of the two continents, North America and Asia. Nuclear testing started to occur Read More…
Nuclear Submarines
What are Nuclear Submarines? Nuclear submarines are simply submarines powered by nuclear reactors. Traditional submarines can only be submerged underwater for few days at a slow speed and hours at a faster speed. Traditional submarines also use diesel engines which need air for being above water battery-powered motors for moving below it. Since nuclear submarines Read More…
How to Measure Nuclear Radiation, and How Much of it is Safe? By Christal Brown
What is Nuclear Radiation? Nuclear Radiation is a very controversial term. Whenever anything pertaining to nuclear radiation is mentioned, most people either think about a nuclear catastrophe, or a multi-functional source for medicine and energy. While the use of nuclear energy can be vastly different, they all come from the same source. A reasonable Read More…
Nuclear Fusion in The Sun By: Jayla Musa
What is the Sun? The sun is the center of our solar system. It is one of many stars. Many stars work in groups. Our star works alone. The Sun is about 109 times bigger than Earth. Earth wouldn’t be able to function without the Sun. The Sun is a star. Which is a Read More…
How Nuclear Power Plants Create Electricity- Justin P.
How Nuclear Power Plants Create Electricity- Justin P. Topic Question: How do nuclear power plants create electricity? Explain. 1/16/19 What is A Nuclear Power Plant and how does it work? Nuclear power comes from nuclear fission. Nuclear power plants are used to heat water and produce steam. The steam is used to spin large turbines Read More…
Nuclear Power in Spacecraft- by Ryan Harvey
Nuclear Power in Spacecraft By: Ryan Harvey What is nuclear power and how is it used in spacecraft? Read More…