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    Martin Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789, but it was not until 1934 that Enrico Fermi achieved the first nuclear fission experiment, opening the door to worldwide research. In 1942, the first nuclear reactor was tested at the University of Chicago, with early atomic research focused on developing weapons for World War 2 under the Manhattan Project. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. After the war, the US backed civilian nuclear energy development, creating the Atomic Energy Commission to approve the construction of the first experimental nuclear reactor to generate electricity in 1951.

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    Martin Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789, but it was not until 1934 that Enrico Fermi achieved the first nuclear fission experiment, opening the door to worldwide research. In 1942, the first nuclear reactor was tested at the University of Chicago, with early atomic research focused on developing weapons for World War 2 under the Manhattan Project. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. After the war, the US backed civilian nuclear energy development, creating the Atomic Energy Commission to approve the construction of the first experimental nuclear reactor to generate electricity in 1951.

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    Martin Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789, but it was not until 1934 that Enrico Fermi achieved the first nuclear fission experiment, opening the door to worldwide research. In 1942, the first nuclear reactor was tested at the University of Chicago, with early atomic research focused on developing weapons for World War 2 under the Manhattan Project. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. After the war, the US backed civilian nuclear energy development, creating the Atomic Energy Commission to approve the construction of the first experimental nuclear reactor to generate electricity in 1951.

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    Martin Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789, but it was not until 1934 that Enrico Fermi achieved the first nuclear fission experiment, opening the door to worldwide research. In 1942, the first nuclear reactor was tested at the University of Chicago, with early atomic research focused on developing weapons for World War 2 under the Manhattan Project. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. After the war, the US backed civilian nuclear energy development, creating the Atomic Energy Commission to approve the construction of the first experimental nuclear reactor to generate electricity in 1951.

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    History

    The journey of creating nuclear energy began in


    1789 when a German chemist named Martin
    Klaproth discovered uranium but it was not until
    1934 that nuclear fission was first achieved
    following a series of experiments by Enrico Fermi,
    an Italian physicist. The discovery opened the door
    to research by scientists around the world and in
    1942 the first nuclear reactor was successfully
    tested at the University of Chicago. Most early
    atomic research was focused on developing
    weapons for the second world war, under the code
    name Manhattan Project. On 6 August 1945 an
    American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first
    deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of
    Hiroshima.
    After the war, the US government backed the
    development of nuclear energy for civilian
    purposes. The Atomic Commission was created in
    1946 and approved the construction of an
    experimental breeder reactor I in Idaho. The
    reactor generated the first electricity from nuclear
    energy on 20 December 1951.
    WHAT IS NUCLEAR ENERGY?
    Nuclear energy is energy that can be released from the nucleus
    of an atom. There are two ways to produce this energy, either
    by fission or fusion. Fission occurs when the atomic nucleus is
    split apart. Fusion is the result of combining two or more light
    nuclei into one heavier nucleus. Most often nuclear power
    corresponds to nuclear fission. Power production from fusion is
    still in its infancy.
    Atoms are made up of several parts: protons, neutrons,
    electrons, and a nucleus. A nucleus is the positively charged
    center of an atom. Protons are positively charged particles, and
    neutrons are uncharged particles. Electrons orbit around the
    nucleus and are negatively charged. Fission can occur in two
    ways—first, in some very heavy elements, such as
    rutherfordium, the nucleus of an atom can split apart into
    smaller pieces spontaneously. With lighter elements, it is
    possible to hit the nucleus with a free neutron, which will also
    cause the nucleus to break apart.
    Either way, a significant amount of energy is released when the
    nucleus splits. The energy released takes two forms: light
    energy and heat energy. Atomic bombs let this energy out all at
    once, creating an explosion. Nuclear reactors let this energy
    out slowly in a continuous chain reaction to make electricity.
    After the nucleus splits, new lighter atoms are formed. More
    free neutrons are thrown off that can split other atoms,
    continuing to produce nuclear energy. The first controlled
    nuclear reaction took place in 1942.
    Nuclear Fission

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