DiscoverEnglish Learning for Curious Minds#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power
#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power

#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power

Update: 2024-12-056
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In part one of our mini-series on nuclear energy, we'll explore the origins of nuclear power as it emerged alongside nuclear weapons.

 

Learn how President Eisenhower envisioned "Atoms for Peace" and how political events like the 1973 oil crisis propelled nuclear energy into the spotlight.

 



  • Development of nuclear power and weapons together

  • Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech

  • How nuclear energy is created

  • Global cooperation in nuclear technology

  • 1973 oil crisis and nuclear energy rise

  • France's Messmer Plan for nuclear independence

  • Protests against nuclear energy in West Germany

  • Three Mile Island incident raises nuclear safety concerns

  • Nuclear reactors' efficiency improvements in the 1980s

  • Preview of next episode: Chernobyl Disaster





Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/early-nuclear

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#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power

#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power

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