PBS: Two New Documentaries Make Summer 2015 Debut – THE BOMB and URANIUM – TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL
THE BOMB Is Presented Near the 70th Anniversary of the Trinity Test — the First Explosion of an Atomic Bomb — and the Bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 URANIUM – TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL Offers Viewers a ...
Two New Documentaries Make Summer 2015 Debut – THE BOMB and URANIUM – TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL
Premiering in two parts, PBS’s “Uranium — Twisting the Dragon’s Tail,” explores the historical impact of the element known as uranium. Episode 1, “The Rock that Became a Bomb,” focuses on the ...
The documentary "Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail" is the latest glossy and highly sophisticated soft sell for the nuclear industry. It's also, if you look at it closely, rather confusing. I will ...
The National Forum On Line Opinion: The half lie of the Dragon's Tail
Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element, which has the atomic number of 92 and corresponds to the chemical symbol U in the periodic table. It belongs to a special group of elements called “actinides” — elements that were discovered relatively late in history.
L’uranium est le principal combustible utilisé dans les réacteurs nucléaires. Il doit être géré correctement, de façon sûre et durable. Ces derniers temps, la production annuelle mondiale d’uranium naturel était comprise entre 55 000 et 65 000 tonnes d’uranium métal, soit l’équivalent de la demande en combustible nucléaire. Le thorium, qui pourrait constituer une source
Sufficient uranium resources exist to support both the continued use of nuclear power and its significant growth through 2050 and beyond. However, timely investments in new exploration, mining operations and processing techniques will be essential to ensure that uranium becomes available to the ...