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Nuclear energy

1. American Experience: Meltdown at Three Mile Island
2. Basics of NMR
3. Belarusian Chernobyl Tragedy
4. Big Big List of Nuclear Related Links
5. Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE)
6. International Nuclear Safety Center
7. NIREX
8. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
9. Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island
10. World Nuclear Association

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American Experience: Meltdown at Three Mile Island

Set of documents about a nuclear accident which took place in the United States in 1979. Features include an overview of how a nuclear reactor operates, a Shockwave animation of what happened at Three Mile Island, a nuclear power timeline, brief biographies of key personalities, and a teacher's guide.
     Author: PBS/WGBH
     Subjects: disasters, nuclear energy
     DeweyClass: 363.3
     Resource type: documents

Basics of NMR

Hypertextbook covering the physics and mathematics behind Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Includes chapters on spin physics, spectroscopy and pulse sequences, and provides explanatory graphics which can be viewed alongside the text, a glossary and a list of symbols.
     Author: Hornak, Joseph P.
     Subjects: molecular modelling, nuclear energy, particle physics, spectroscopy
     DeweyClass: 539.7
     Resource type: non-fiction ebook

Belarusian Chernobyl Tragedy

Index of sources with information on the radioactive contamination of Belarus resulting from the Chernobyl disaster, and addresses of charity organizations helping Chernobyl victims around the world
     Author: Artsyukhovich, Alex
     Subjects: charity directories, nuclear energy, pollution
     DeweyClass: 363.1799
     Resource type: index

Big Big List of Nuclear Related Links

Nuclear related links, arranged by topic. Topics include arms control, Chernobyl, nuclear tests, radiation, and science reference.
     Author: Sublette, Carey
     Subjects: nuclear energy, nuclear physics, nuclear weapons, radiation
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: index

Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE)

Information for researchers interested in the use of alpha-dominated plasmas in the design of magnetic fusion systems. Downloadable articles contain the background to the experiments, reviews of US fusion policy, and reports on physics and engineering design considerations.
     Author: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
     Subjects: nuclear energy, nuclear physics, plasma physics
     DeweyClass: 539
     Resource type: documents

International Nuclear Safety Center

Details of the US Department of Energy's cooperative effort to improve safety at Soviet-designed nuclear power plants in eight partnering countries - Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia. Joint projects are correcting major safety deficiencies and establishing nuclear safety infrastructures.
     Author: US Department of Energy
     Subjects: armenia, bulgaria, czech republic, hungary, lithuania, nuclear energy, public safety, radiation, russia, slovakia, ukraine
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: documents, news

NIREX

Company dealing with radioactive waste. Gives news from Nirex, facts about Nirex, and contact details.
     Author: Nirex
     Subjects: nuclear energy, pollution, radiation
     DeweyClass: 363.7289
     Resource type: institution

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL is a single-purpose fusion laboratory funded by the United States Department of Energy. For four decades PPPL has been a world leader in research and development of magnetic fusion energy as a safe, economical and environmentally acceptable method of generating electricity.
     Author: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
     Subjects: nuclear energy, nuclear physics, plasma physics
     DeweyClass: 539
     Resource type: documents

Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island

Presents the full-text of the US Government report into the 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
     Author: The Presidents Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island
     Subjects: disasters, nuclear energy
     DeweyClass: 353.3
     Resource type: document

World Nuclear Association

The Association is an international, non-governmental organisation concerned with the nuclear fuel cycle. Information is provided on the generation of electricity by nuclear energy, the nuclear fuel cycle, uranium mining, radioactive waste management, and nuclear non-proliferation.
     Author: World Nuclear Association
     Subjects: mining, nuclear energy, nuclear physics, radiation
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: documents