Nuclear Reactions: Introduction
What do you know about nuclear power? Maybe you’ve heard it called "clean energy" because it doesn’t produce the pollution of burning fossil fuels. Or maybe you associate it with disasters like Chernobyl, where huge amounts of radiation escaped to the environment after an accident at a nuclear power plant, harming people and wildlife for decades. Take a moment and think about all the things you know about nuclear energy. In this section you’ll learn about nuclear chemical reactions, nuclear energy and how it is produced, and the environmental risks and benefits associated with nuclear reactions.
