Underexposed: What If Radiation is Actually Good for You?

Did you know that Japanese A-bomb survivors are outliving their unexposed peers? What if most of what you thought you knew about radiation is simply wrong? Find out how a rational assessment of radiation risks and benefits could offer increased health and vitality, as well as an avenue to nearly-limitless energy for the future.

Showing posts with label U235. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U235. Show all posts
Sunday, April 3, 2016

The Cornucopia of Nuclear Power

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You will remember from chapter 21 that we have two neutrons, on average, emitted whenever a U235 atom undergoes fission - or "splitting...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Power Reactors

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In the United States, power reactors are entirely of the PWR (pressurized water reactor) or the BWR (boiling water reactor) types. In both c...
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Enter the Atom

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Let's return for a short graduate course from Hormesis U. about "splitting the atom." We've already seen that U238 is an...
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