The WA radioactive capsule was discovered within two weeks. But in 1980, when a mine worker was discovered to have stolen 2,200 kilograms of uranium oxide, it had been missing for 3 years.
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Despite recent reports, nuclear fusion-powered energy isn’t mere years from solving our clean energy needs. But physicists are making encouraging strides nonetheless.
In 2011 the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster struck Japan. Eight years later, Fukushima is perceived in very different ways by the West and by Japan.
Canberra’s attitude to nuclear weapons has always been riddled with contradictions. Homegrown nuclear campaigners winning the Nobel prize have put the cat among the pigeons.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
News of the Hiroshima bombing spread quickly to the US public but, thanks to science fiction writers, atomic bombs were discussed more before the war began than during it.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of History, Australian National University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of History, Mississippi State University
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Researcher, Social History/Tutor in Medical Education, University of Dundee
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Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises, Mines Paris - PSL
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Chargé de recherche en histoire des risques industriels, Centre de recherche sur les Risques et les Crises, Mines Paris - PSL
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Maître de conférence (HdR) en ingénierie et sécurité industrielle, Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises, Mines Paris - PSL
