Join the American Nuclear Society, U.S. Department of Energy, and Discovery Education on a journey inside Idaho National Laboratory, the nation’s lead lab for nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment.

In this show, he talks with his colleagues at the American Museum of Natural History: Steven Soter, an expert on Earth phenomena and tsunamis throughout history, and James Webster, a geologist who specializes in volcanoes.

We take you inside the core of America’s biggest nuclear power plant and trace what went wrong at Fukushima to try to figure out: when will the next meltdown happen? And what our chances are of getting cancer from it?

Nuclear energy is a highly-debated topic, even among energy experts. Is nuclear fission a safe and carbon-free energy alternative to fossil fuels, or do the risks outweigh the benefits?

The Atomic Heritage Foundation and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History forged a new partnership to preserve the history of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Age.

Students evaluate the positive aspects of nuclear developments.

Using radiation sensors and a variety of safe radiation sources, students will build an understanding of alpha radiation and the inverse-square law as well as reinforcing important lab skills.

Students will read a variety of perspectives on the moral implications of the bomb and engage in an organized debate on the topic.

Students will research the bomb and design a poster-board that explores the geopolitical context of dropping the bomb as well as its tragic effects.

Using the play In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, students will examine themes including the intersection of science and government and the “Red Scare,” and learn about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

tudents read Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt, and draft their own response from Roosevelt, in order to understand the cooperation between scientists and the government during the Manhattan Project.

Female scientists at Los Alamos are not often discussed, but they played an integral role in the creation of the atomic bomb.