Common Science Podcast
Common Science Podcast
Common Scientists
Ep. 23 - Nuclear Energy
49 minutes Posted May 25, 2021 at 10:00 am.
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s nuclear energy? Why might it help save us from climate change? How else might we find sustainability? and more.
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Resources:
Nuclear energy/power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power
Conservation of energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energy
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Fukushima Daiichi Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
Nuclear fuel energy density: https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-fuel
Scientific consensus on climate change: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change
Chernobyl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
3 reasons why nuclear is clean and sustainable: https://bit.ly/3w9vJCn
Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt
Our consumption factor imperils us all: https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/87722
The sharing economy promotes sustainable societies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09260-4