Topic 1
Nuclear Energy, Weapons & Technology

Introduction

Please follow the links to review video lectures and reading materials on the NPT Regime. You are welcome to comment and discuss reading materials and video presentations.

How Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons Work

A brief explanation of nuclear materials, nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons and the science behind them.
Produced by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies for the Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The IAEA explains the nuclear fuel cycle. “The nuclear fuel cycle is an industrial process involving various steps to produce electricity from uranium in nuclear power reactors. The cycle starts with the mining of uranium and ends with the disposal of nuclear waste.”
International Atomic Energy Agency

How Plutonium Reprocessing Works

The video briefly shows how plutonium reprocessing works. Note: The video is not narrated.

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Simulation of a Nuclear Blast in a Major City

A collaboration between a documentary filmmaker Neil Halloran and Nobel Peace Prize – Research and Information, a data-driven simulation estimates death in case of a nuclear attack on a major city. Produced in 2o20

Watch on YouTube

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