CHAPTER 19

Nuclear Reactions

General Information
- Radiation and Radioactivity - Nicely done, self-paced lesson on the basics of radiation and radioactivity; composed of eleven different sections or "pages" with lots of information and graphics (Developed by the University of Michigan's Student Chapter of the Health Physics Society).
- Fifty Years from Trinity - The Seattle Times Web Edition on the development of the nuclear age; the history, impact and future of nuclear power and atomic weapons are explored in this special edition marking the anniversary of the first explosion, code-named Trinity.
- Nuclear Electricity, 4th ed. - an electronic textbook under development; excellent source of information about nuclear energy; includes appendices: Types of Ionizing Radiation and How it is Measured AND Some Radioactive Decay Series (Uranium Information Centre, Ltd.; Melbourne, Australia). [More information can be found at the Uranium Information Center Home Page.]
- Nuclear Reactions - Links to discussions of Einstein's Equation, Nuclear Binding Energy, Radioactivity, Nuclear Stability, Transmutation, and Nuclear Reactors (CHEMystery, produced by students from Ward Melville and Brentwood High Schools in New York).
- Nuclear Chemistry - Introduction - Basic Information with problems and their solutions (Itasca Community College/Bemidji State University/Rainy River Community College MN collaborative).
- The Particle Adventure - An Interactive Tour of the Inner Workings of the Atom and the Tools for Discovery (includes movies and graphics; project summary provides good background information on quarks and forces) (Contemporary Physics Education Project).
- Radiation Reassessed - a series of information pages written by students and checked by a panel of experts as part of an NSF project (The Why Files, a NISE Project).
- The Nuclear Web - Nuclear Science Links Page.

Natural Radioactivity
- Table of the Nuclides - Graphical map of nuclides; enter nuclide name or click on region of map to get more detailed information (Jonghwa Chang, Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute).
- Nuclear Chemistry - Introduction - Introduction with basic vocabulary; differences between nuclear and chemical reactions; discussion of radioactive decay processes with sample problems and their solutions (Bemidji State University, MN).
Half-Life
- Roll 'Em - A Probabilistic Model for Radioactive Decay and Chemical Reactions - Activity exploring a probabilistic model for the rates of radioactive decay and chemical reactions using dice (Discovery Activities, Modern Studies, Jim Holler, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of KY).
Nuclear Fission
- Control The Nuclear Power Plant - Your task is to keep the Karnobyl nuclear power plant from meltdown (Demonstration by Henrik Eriksson, Linkoping University, Sweden).
- Nuclear Utilities and Nuclear Reactor Information - Links to extensive information about the topic. (Todd, Nuclear Engineering graduate student at the University of California)
- The Virtual Nuclear Tourist - Nuclear power plants around the world (with pictures)--their design, operation, and regulations; excellent links, including the opportunity to ask questions (Joseph Gonyeau, Cannon Valley Web-Lynx, MN).
- Ten Years After Chernobyl Consequences Are Still Emerging - An article in Chemical & Engineering News, April 29, 1996 (American Chemical Society).
- Comparison of Fission and Fusion Processes - Comparison of reactions with nuclear equations and calculations of amounts of energy produced (Patrick Gormley).
- Electronic Resource Library A searcheable library of plutonium information (A Project of the Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium).
- Pictures of IVY MIKE the world's first thermonuclear explosion Wallpaper version - 1024 x 768 GIF, 409K, Smaller version 1 - 640 x 480 JPG, 84K, Smaller version 2a - 393 x 480 GIF, 101K, Smaller version 2b - 393 x 480 JPG, 56K. For more about IVY MIKE (with pictures), click here (Evirolink, Issues Section).
- Fission Discussion of fission: the nature of the process, isotopes and energy involved in nuclear power, critical mass (Envirolink, Issues section).
- Useful Tables - Converson Factors (for Kt, eV, Bar, Calorie), Energy Content Approximations (Fission of U-233, U-235, Pu-239, deuterium, etc.), Important Units of Measurement, Physical Constants, Fissile Isotope Properties, etc. ( Carey Sublette, Nuclear Weapons Frequently Asked Questions, mirrored at Envirolink).
Nuclear Fusion
- Fusion Reactions - Fusion reactions involved in thermonuclear devices (Environlink, Issues Section).
- FUSION - Links to extensive information about the topic. (Todd, Nuclear Engineering graduate student at the University of California)