Since the beginning of time, humans have used fossil fuels as their main source of energy to power a variety of daily activities, including lighting, heating, and cooking. Fossil fuels, however, have a number of negative effects on the environment. We can better understand this source of...
Not only is nuclear energy efficient, but it also produces virtually no greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the fuel is created from the abundance of natural uranium, an element that is naturally occurring. The uranium is turned into fuel using a process called “enrichment,” a process that increases...
Nuclear reactors and the fuel they use were first developed in the 1940s as part of the Manhattan Project. This project, which aimed to develop the atomic bomb, also worked to harness the potential of nuclear power. In the decades since then, we’ve made great strides in improving and...
