Hahn was attempting to produce radium (In great need during the war) by bombarding

uranium atoms with neutrons. To his surprise, he ended up with a much lighter element,

That was 1938, This started the race for the power of the atom. Just four years later

Canada entered nuclear age in cooperation with the british.

Wartime, 1942: The British wanted a safe place to conduct nuclear experiments; Since

their country feared invasion by the nazi's or bombing attacks, Canada provided the haven

the british needed in return for a opportunity to work in the project.

The leader of the team that crossed the atlantic to Canada was Hans von Halban, who

along with Dr. Lew Kowarski had escaped from the Institute Du Radium in Paris one step

ahead of the invading german army. They took the world supply of 200 Kg of heavy

Having pioneered the chain reaction using uranium and heavy water, the scientists

applied their knowledge and their heavy water to the new Canadian nuclear industry.

On September 5th, 1945 near Ottawa the team started up the fi

fuel plant would cost approximately $7 billion.

people wait for advancements in energy technology (such as cold fusion or

the 3500 millirem limit. Office staff on the site receive less than 20 millirem per year

water is recycled back to the reactor. The steam is then piped to conventional turbines and

speed, it splits into fragments which separate rapidly and

dollars. In terms of cost, nuclear stations cost considerably more than fossil fuel stations

are often harmful to much of the environment. However, nuclear plants are considerably

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