An Interactive Encyclopedia of Nuclear Energy
Each fission event releases neutrons that trigger further reactions, creating an exponential chain.
First controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction achieved under Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, directed by Enrico Fermi.
The world's first nuclear power plant connected to an electrical grid begins operation in Obninsk, Soviet Union, producing 5 MW of electricity.
Partial meltdown of reactor Unit 2 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history.
Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes during a safety test, releasing massive radioactive contamination across Europe.
Earthquake and tsunami cause three nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. The most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl, rated INES Level 7.
This digital volume was composed in Libre Baskerville, a typeface designed by Pablo Impallari after John Baskerville's original 1757 designs. Numerical data is set in IBM Plex Mono, designed by Mike Abbink for IBM Corporation. The binding is rendered in warm leather tan upon a parchment ground.
First Digital Edition, 2026. Published at genpatsu.quest.
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