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  1. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

    #applicationsOfIsotopes #atomicEnergy #atomicNucleus #chemistry #electrons #irradiation #nuclearMedicine #nuclearTechnology #physics #popularScience #radioIsotopes #sovietLiterature #xRays
  2. I am shocked and dismayed that #Amazon claims that #nuclearenergy is a #safe and #clean source of #greenenergy.
    aboutamazon.com/news/sustainab
    Even the shortest-lived #radioactivewaste remains dangerous for longer than recorded human history and every strategy I've ever read about to manage it begins to fail long before the waste is inert. Since when is trading #carbon for #irradiation a valid strategy?

    #climatepledge
    #SMR
    #nuclearpower
    #sustainability
    #nuclearwaste
    #nuclearfission
    #fission