Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Painted recreation of the Chicago Pile-1 experiment
Science & Medicine
08.30.2017
Manhattan’s critical moment
By Maureen Searcy, By Ingrid Gonçalves, AB’08

The University marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction.

Law, Policy & Society

08.11.2015

What’s in a kilowatt-hour?
By Jake Smith, AB’13
Professor Robert Rosner lifts the veil on the cost of nuclear energy.
Law, Policy & Society

Spring–Summer/15

Setting the Doomsday Clock
By Jake Smith, AB’13
As Armageddon nears, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sends a message of urgency—and hope.
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