CHARLIE MEHL'S FACTS ON NUCLEAR REACTOR



Nuclear Reactor



  1. Nuclear Reactor was invented in 1942
  2. Nuclear Reactor was invented by Enrico Fermi
  3. Enrico Fermi invented it at the University of Chicago labratories
  4. Nuclear Reactor is the main component in producing nuclear energy
  5. Nuclear Reactor produces fission by splitting atoms
  6. If the slightest thing goes wrong with the Reactor, a leakage or meltdown can occur killing many people
  7. Nuclear Reactor is able to produce energy while making very little waste
  8. Nuclear Reactor supplies most of the electricity for Russia
  9. Nuclear Reactor is not completely controlled by humans and therefore some leaks canŐt be prevented
  10. Scientists are still trying to invent a Reactor that would produce fission by bonding atoms


I asked Mr. Chetel what he knew about the Nuclear Reactor and Nulcear Energy in general and this is what he said: I guess I'll have to educate Dan about our neighbors. Definitely nuclear fusion. He only wishes that Larry was a marine biologist.

As you may know, there are nuclear fission reactors all around the world producing electricity. They work well, but produce harmful radioactive waste which cannot be safely disposed of. There have also been a number of accidents which have released radiation into the air.

I remember the 3 Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania about 20 years ago. I remember sitting in a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge the first evening of the crisis, and you could hear that people at every table were discussing the accident.

The biggest accident was at Chernobyl (spelling?) in the USSR about 10 years ago. A large section of land and many people were contaminated. I'm sure you can find references to both these incidents in various reference books.

The promise of nuclear fusion is that it would not produce harmful waste, but nobody has been able to make controlled fusion work yet. The only "use" for fusion has been in bombs.

If you are interested in more about how the fission reactors work, let's talk. It's a lot to type.
I then asked Andrew Cencini what he knew and he gave a more unprofessional reply all I know about nuclear stuff is what I watch in the Simpsons