International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) The ITER is an internationally funded research and development project which focuses on constructing the world’s first largest experimental nuclear fusion reactor. This project intends to adopt the experimental and theoretical studies of plasma physics or ‘tokomak’ (a device utilizing electromagnetic fields to trap plasma) and apply it to construct a fully functional, nuclear fusion power plant which will harness the energy made from nuclear fusion to create electricity.. This project is funded by USA, China, India, the EU, Russia, Japan and South Korea. The stated countries have funded a total of 6.6 billion pounds to the French government in order for the project to commence. ITER intends to fuse two elements to form helium (He). This is done so by fusing deuterium and tritium, which will create a helium nucleus and a high-energy neutron. These elements were elected to be utilized, because they require the least amount of activation energy, (therefore having the lowest temperature) and also, because they produce the most amou...
According to Bathe nuclear fusion reactions are thermonuclear reactions in which energy is released when two hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium nucleus.
Development of the Hydrogen Bomb In the world, there is little thing called power. Many countries want to have great power, few get it. Powers gave the Soviet Union and the U.S. the ability to dominate in wars. In the 1950’s during the Cold War these two countries had a race to see who could create the most powerful weapon the world has ever seen, the Hydrogen Bomb. Edward Teller, an atomic physicist, and Stanislaw Marcin Ulam, a mathematician, "who together developed the Teller-Ulam design in 1951" for the Hydrogen Bomb (Teller-Ulam Design).
Therefore, the initial excitement for space-nuclear power sources was quickly ended by uncertain requirements, and the broad range of more feasible technical approaches was researched.
the h-bomb was was made in 1951. Its also called the hydrogen bomb. the united states detonate the first thermonuclear weapon. the hydrogen bomb on eniwetok atoll in the pacific. the test gave the united states a short lived advantage in the nuclear arms race with the soviet union. following the successful soviet detonation of an atomic device in september 1949 the united states accelerated its program to develop the next stage in atomic weaponry.popularly know as the hydrogen bomb this new weapon was approximately 1000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices. opponents of development of the hydrogen bomb included j. robert oppenheimer. one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. He and others argued that little would be accomplished except the speeding of the arms race, since it assumed that the soviets would quickly follow suits. the opponents were
The use of cold fusion would be a boon to mankind. It’s use would solve all energy delimmas currently facing the petroleum dependant modern society. Elimination of pollution, economy, and ready availability of raw materials would be a tremendous improvement over today’s combustion engines and chemical cells. More so than any other alternative energy solution, cold fusion presents a source that is truly renewable and, if it lives up to it’s hypothesis, a large enough amount of power. No other means to date has proven it’s practical use on a large scale. Cold fusion could be the solution to the problems of global warming and pollution.
The graphic novel Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm follows the history of the first atomic bomb under the code name of Trinity. The novel opens with J. Robert Oppenheimer and Private Daniels approaching the scene of the Trinity testing site in a New Mexico desert on the day set for testing the first atomic bomb. Afterwards, the novel leads into a series of flashbacks consisting of the first discoveries of elements necessary in making the atom bomb. Not only did the novel inform about the discovery of elements, but also the novel informs about the make-up of an atom. With the knowledge of an atom and its components scientist found out that with nuclear fission it’s possible to cause an explosion so massive it could destroy entire cities. Uranium was the massive component that made the creation of the atomic bomb possible, but not uranium 238 the atom bomb needed uranium 235 for the bomb to work properly. There was a need for uranium 235, because uranium 235 is much more unstable compared to uranium 238. Then the novel goes to the night of the
The nuclear inventions during the Cold War made wars suicidal and indestructible for the first time. Initially, the breaking point of the divergence in the nuclear arms race was when President Truman tried to scare Joseph Stalin with the development of the atomic bomb. The attempts to create the atomic bomb succeeded and President Truman took advantage to frighten Stalin at the Potsdam Conference. As a result, Stalin had spies who notified him of the success of the atomic bomb. This pursued Stalin to create his own bomb (Foreign Relations). The two leaders’ realization of their conflicting political ideologies accelerated the race for nuclear weapons.
The Manhattan project started by the United States Military in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada in order to develop a nuclear bomb to use to force the axis powers to surrender thus ending World War II. While the nuclear bombs were never dropped on Germany or anywhere in Europe, the nuclear bombs Little Boy and Big Boy were dropped in Japan to end the war in the pacific and bringing a close to the most deadly war in history, just as they were intended to do. The Manhattan Project was started on the 13th of August 1942 almost one year after the United states entered the war after the attacks on Pearl Harbor on September 7th 1942. When the Manhattan Project began the main target of the nuclear bombs was the Nazi regime in Germany.
On August 6, 1945 an American plane, the B-29 “Enola Gay” dropped a uranium atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan instantly killing over 140,000 people. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb, this one plutonium, over Nagasaki. The second bomb had a death toll of over 80,000. These two weapons and the atomic arms race that ensued were a direct result of an American secret venture – the Manhattan Project.
An American billionaire, industrialist, and ingenious engineer, Tony Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. He later uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Through his corporation, Stark Industries, Tony has created many military weapons, which have been integrated into his suit, helping him fight crime. All of this powered by the Arc Reactor. The Arc Reactor that powers the Iron Man suit takes a lot of criticism by the science community, but some believe there is some possibility. The question is, is Arc Reactor technology possible?
Thesis Statement The hydrogen bomb is a nuclear weapon in which light atomic nuclei of hydrogen are joined together in an uncontrolled nuclear fusion reaction to release tremendous amounts of energy. The hydrogen bomb is about a thousand times as powerful as the atomic bomb, which produces a nuclear fission explosion about a million times more powerful than comparably sized bombs using conventional high explosives such as TNT.
Since the beginning of mankind there has always been a best weapon, but as human civilization advanced, so did the weapons. Through the years there have been very advanced weapons that seemed out of this world like the maxim gun, planes, and submarines, but one weapon has stood out among the others, and that is the atomic bomb. The reason the atomic bomb has stood out among other weapons is because of three things. The atomic bomb is unquestionably one of the most destructive, if not the most destructive, weapon that has ever been used. The atomic bomb is also a very effective weapon in that it does a lot of damage, but also can keep the casualties down in the sense that instead of flying multiple planes close to the ground, which allowed for
For nuclear fusion to occur, nuclei must have very high kinetic energies that will exceed the electrostatic repulsion between the nuclei. The extremely high temperature of the sun causes electrons to be stripped o...
Whilst there are clear arguments for and against nuclear energy, the future is promising; with scientists working on potential breakthroughs such as nuclear fusion, and the design of newer and better and reactors. Nuclear fusion is a reaction which causes the nuclei of atoms to collide and form a new atomic nucleus. It is essentially what heats the sun and stars and would produce no long-lived radioactive waste.22 If scientists could control the process of atomic fusion then it could become a never ending energy source for future use.
...ion of fusion power plant when the technology has achieved a certain level. This level will be reach with free market and patents right, which will create incentive for scientist to make innovation. Hopefully, countries, in the future, will find co-operating relationship’ among each other and solve environmental problems.