URANIUM : 
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Nuclear veterans win right to sue - with a VIDEO 
"Ex-servicemen who took part in nuclear tests in the 1950s have won the right to sue the government for compensation.
More than 1,000 men say they and their families have suffered ill-health following the nuclear tests conducted in the South Pacific...
The men want compensation for illnesses, including cancer, skin defects and fertility problems which they claim are the result of exposure to radiation
during nuclear bomb testing."
(BBC)
NUCLEAR ENERGY : 
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Q&A: Nuclear disarmament 
"In 2010, the next five-yearly review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will be held. President Obama has spoken of his hopes for a nuclear-weapons free world.
Is a nuclear-weapons free world possible?
What do nuclear-weapon states say?
What weapons have the nuclear states given up?..."
(BBC)
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Guide: Global nuclear powers - with a map
(BBC)
- Timeline: Nuclear Power (BBC)
- How Nuclear Power Works (howstuffworks.com)
Introduction to How Nuclear Power Work
Nuclear Fission
Inside a Nuclear Power Plant
Outside a Nuclear Power Plant
Subcriticality, Criticality and Supercriticality
Problems with Nuclear Power Plants
- with a VIDEO 

- Atomic
Archive (atomicarchive.com)
Biographies - Documents - Treaties - Photographs - Videos - Maps -
Glossary -
Nuclear Data - Timeline - Nuclear Fission - Nuclear Fusion
- Nuclear threat (ready.gov)
"A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave and widespread radioactive material that can contaminate the air, water and ground surfaces for miles around. During a nuclear incident, it is important to avoid radioactive material, if possible. While experts may predict at this time that a nuclear attack is less likely than other types, terrorism by its nature is unpredictable..."
- The Eleven Steps to Survival (a8k.cn) - LIEN MODIFIE
1. Know the effects of nuclear explosions.
2. Know the facts about radioactive fallout.
3. Know the warning signal and have a battery-powered radio.
4. Know how to take shelter.
5. Have fourteen days emergency supplies.
6. Know how to prevent and fight fires.
7. Know first aid and home nursing.
8. Know emergency cleanliness.
9. Know how to get rid of radioactive dust.
10. Know your municipal plans.
11. Have a plan for your family and yourself.

- Nuclear
Blast Mapper (PBS)
"will show you how terribly destructive thermonuclear weapons are.
Choose a Weapon / Enter Location of Target / DETONATE!"
- Nuclear
accidents - un schéma (mp-docker.demon.co.uk)

- Nuclear accidents (factmonster.com)
"Though nuclear power is a good source of energy and is generally not a threat, there have been instances when security measures have failed.
Nuclear meltdowns can cause dangerous radiation to escape into the surrounding environment."
- Chernobyl's
story - From the explosion to the environment
- the disaster explained (BBC)

- Nuclear leak pollutes water - July 13, 2008 (brisbanetimes.com.au)
"A NUCLEAR power plant (Tricastin) in a tourist region of southern France has been closed after a uranium leak polluted the local water supply..."
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Radioactive

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Des activistes de Greenpeace - LIEN MODIFIE
"installent 200 croix dans le golfe de Corinthe pour protester contre l'installation d'une nouvelle centrale nucléaire, Grèce, le 30 septembre 2008."
(kiwisland.fr)

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