Education / e-Learning / Animation - Nuclear Science Primer
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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So what is nuclear science anyway? Nuclear energy comes from atoms and atoms are the basic building blocks of everything in the universe. They're so small you can't see them with the naked eye. A human hair is pretty thin, right? But it's 500,000 times wider than an atom. But don't let their size fool you. Our bodies, the kitchen table, everything around us, all made of atoms. Certain kinds of atoms have a special kind of energy called radiation. If you've ever heard someone talk about radio activity, they're just referring to the amount of radiation and atom gives off, you may not realize it, but humans are exposed to radiation all the time. Ever had an X ray at the dentist's office. If so. You've already had a close encounter with nuclear science. Some kinds of radiation have so much energy. We have to be careful how we handle them on earth. We talk about splitting atoms to release their energy in a process called vision. This process done in nuclear reactors allows us to safely harness nuclear power and converted into everyday uses, like making electricity and a lot of other cool things we'll talk about later. Another kind of nuclear technology is called fusion. It's the same kind of energy our sun uses to light the solar system and it promises mind blowing capabilities that science nerds have been dreaming about for decades.