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Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work? 1/3
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Have you ever been in an argument about nuclear power?
We have, and we found it frustrating and confusing,
so let’s try and get to grips with this topic.
[Intro]
It all started in the 1940s.
After the shock and horror of the war and the use of the atomic bomb,
nuclear energy promised to be a peaceful spin-off of the new technology,
helping the world get back on its feet.
Everyone’s imagination was running wild.
Would electricity become free?
Could nuclear power help settle the Antarctic?
Would there be nuclear-powered cars, planes, or houses?
It seemed that this was just a few years of hard work away.
One thing was certain: the future was atomic.
Just a few years later, there was a sort of atomic age hangover;
as it turned out, nuclear power was very complicated and very expensive.
Turning physics into engineering was easy on paper,
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