1. Radiation

2. Nuked Timeline
1929- John D. Cockcroft developed a high voltage apparatus that accelerates protons in a nuclear reaction.
1945- First nuclear bomb drop on Hiroshima.
Cold War, nuclear bomb build ups.
1954- The USSR opened the first nuclear power plant with an electrical grid.
2007- No weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
2009- North Korea conducts nuclear bomb test.
Now- We always have a chance of a nuclear war at any time.

3. What is Radioactive Decay?
The process which an unstable atomic nucleus spontaneously loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and radiation.
There are three different types of radioactive decay; Alpha decay, Beta decay, Gamma decay.

4. What is Half Life?
Half life is the amount of time it takes half of the atoms in a sample to decay.
Half life is always the same but the halves get smaller and smaller.
Half life is usually super fast in the beginning and then slows down over time.
In half life it is impossible to predict when it will happen; however, you can predict how many atoms it will lose when one half life passes.

5. Radioactive decay There are three main types of radiation:
Alpha radiation
Beta radiation
Gamma radiation

6. Alpha Decay
The reason alpha decay occurs is because the nucleus has too many protons which cause excessive repulsion. In an attempt to reduce the repulsion, a Helium nucleus is emitted. The way it works is that the Helium nuclei are in constant collision with the walls of the nucleus and because of its energy and mass, there exists a nonzero probability of transmission. That is, an alpha particle (Helium nucleus) will tunnel out of the nucleus. Here is an example of alpha emission with americium-241.

7. Beta Decay
Beta decay occurs when the neutron to proton ratio is too great in the nucleus and causes instability. In basic beta decay, a neutron is turned into a proton and an electron. The electron is then emitted. Here's a diagram of beta decay with hydrogen-3
There is also positron emission when the neutron to proton ratio is too small. A proton turns into a neutron and a positron and the positron is emitted. A positron is basically a positively charged electron. Here's a diagram of positron emission with carbon-11
The final type of beta decay is known as electron capture and also occurs when the neutron to proton ratio in the nucleus is too small. The nucleus captures an electron which basically turns a proton into a neutron. Here's a diagram of electron capture with beryllium-7.

8. Gamma Decay
Gamma decay occurs because the nucleus is at too high an energy. The nucleus falls down to a lower energy state and, in the process, emits a high energy photon known as a gamma particle. Here's a diagram of gamma decay with helium-3.
Abstract. The history of quantum electronics is considered in relation to Einstein's theory of radiation. It is shown that the papers of Albert Einstein on the quantum theory of radiation, published between 1905 and 1925, established the physical basis of quantum electronics. A discussion of quantum electronics devices and applications demonstrates, that irrespective of the wavelength (radio frequencies, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, etc.), Einstein's theory of radiation is the cornerstone of quantum electronics as a whole.

9. How nuclear energy is created and used for the public.
Nuclear energy is created in a nuclear reaction and can be harnessed to be put into use by humans. It is mostly man made, but as you can see in the stars, it can also be naturally made, but is mostly known in man made nuclear reactors. The process of this is called nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. Fission is the fast splitting of cells, as fusion is the combining of atoms to create energy and in the suns case, create light.

10. How nuclear energy is created and used for the public. Part 2
We can use nuclear energy in a few different ways, like to make electricity, and the most commonly known, the atom (hydrogen) bomb. You’ve heard of where we can harness this very dangerous power, places known as nuclear power plants. Nuclear power plants are highly unstable and we found that out in Chernobyl on April 26, 1986 at 1:23 am.

11. Nuclear energy in the U.S.A.
Right now there are 103 nuclear power plants in the U.S.A.. Those power plants contribute about 19% of the United States power supply in the late 1990’s. And since the presidential election when Obama won, he thought it would be a good idea to convert to nuclear power for the reason that it is cheaper.

12. The difference between nuclear energy and nuclear bombs.
Is efficient
Is nuclear energy
Is good for the people
Is 19% of world power supply
Nuclear bomb
Is deadly
Uses nuclear energy
Good for the people not next to it
Is worlds #1 scariest thing

13. How we get rid of nuclear waste properly.
The best way to dispose of nuclear waste is to turn it into rapidly-decaying isotopes that decay to produce stable isotopes. In that way, the waste could be reduced to only miniscule fractions of the original radioactivity in a hundred years or so. However, doing that requires certain kinds of nuclear reactors that are no longer being actively considered.

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