Remembering Project Zeta

By Stuart Walker2008-05-01T00:00:00

Free neutrons created by a nuclear reaction

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The outcome of the debate into how the UK's energy is produced has made nuclear energy headline news. The Government has made clear its support for nuclear energy by backing a new generation of fission reactors which will provide a significant proportion of the UK's energy needs in the future. However, 50 years ago, another type of nuclear energy was headline news for different reasons.

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