Curated OER
Nuclear Power - How it Works?
This video uses computer animation, pictures from an actual nuclear power generator, and narration by the Deputy Site Vice President of a Canadian power station. By viewing it, your class will increase their understanding of how nuclear...
Curated OER
Sources of Energy
Explore the various sources of energy with your junior scientists. Rather than a video, this is a series of slides that the narrator simply reads aloud. Unless your learners have the energy to keep themselves alert, this may not be the...
Curated OER
Nuclear Reactor
Bright and bold graphics are displayed as a narrator expounds on how a nuclear reactor functions. The clip is extremely short, and therefore not particularly worth hooking up your projector for. However, it is interesting and informative...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Is Thorium a Magic Bullet for Our Energy Problems?
Reactors that use thorium as fuel are being explored as a potentially safe, clean, and cheap alternative energy source. But there are still significant safety and waste problems. Aired May 4, 2012 [19:35]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Nuclear Technologies
From small-scale nuclear power plants to advanced reactor designs, what's next for the technology of nuclear power?