New Zealand law permits each high school to possess up to one pound of uranium and one pound of thorium for conducting nuclear experiments.
Don’t worry…. The law provides for a fine of $1,000,000 for every nuclear explosion.
The Thule Incident: How a Seat Cushion Caused the U.S. to Lose a Nuclear Weapon
Learn about the Thule Incident, where a defective seat cushion caused the USA to lose a nuclear weapon!
Making Nuclear Reactors Safe From Butt-Pinching
Harnessing the power of the atom provides humanity with virtually unlimited power. It also poses devastating consequences if things go poorly. The nuclear disasters at Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile Island happened through cascading mistakes and failures, all of which could have been avoided through proper planning. As the United States took its first tentative…
Jimmy Carter and the Canadian Nuclear Disaster That Changed His Presidency
In December 1952, Ontario’s Chalk River nuclear reactor melted down, marking history’s first such incident. Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover and Lieutenant Jimmy Carter led a team to safely dismantle the heavily damaged reactor amidst dangerous radiation. Reflections from Carter later influenced his decision as President to halt neutron bomb development due to radiation concerns.
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