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4 days ago · The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, stands as a testament to one of the most pivotal and transformative periods in human history: the atomic age. As a historian specializing in 20th-century American history, I have long been fascinated by the profound impact of nuclear weapons on global politics, science, and culture.
3 days ago · t. e. Global nuclear stockpiles, January 2023. The following is a list of states that have admitted the possession of nuclear weapons or are presumed to possess them, the approximate number of warheads under their control, and the year they tested their first weapon and their force configuration.
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2 days ago · Oppenheimer's nuclear fallout: How his atomic legacy destroyed the world of downwind communities. In 1990, the U.S. government passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) acknowledging ...
4 days ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
2 days ago · For decades, nuclear power has been the largest source of clean energy in the United States, accounting for 19% of total energy produced last year. The industry directly employs nearly 60,000 workers in good paying jobs, maintains these jobs for decades, and supports hundreds of thousands of other workers.
4 days ago · In 1939, American scientists, many of whom had fled from fascist regimes in Europe, were aware of advances in nuclear fission and were concerned that Nazi Germany might develop a nuclear weapon.
2 days ago · Nuclear energy provides only about 18% of U.S. electricity demand. Total U.S. nuclear net summer electricity generation capacity peaked in 2012 at about 102,000 MW and declined to 94,765 MW in 2022. The average age of America’s nuclear reactors is 43 years – and many of those are on a path toward decommissioning.
