[caption id="attachment_1149" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Nuclear reactors (Image: Fast Company)"] [/caption]Over the last two days I had a pleasant exchange with a 7th grader from California who wanted to know more about nuclear energy for a school project. He asked me about a dozen questions on nuclear power and I answered them. It was instructive to realize how I needed to formulate my own words to make sure my responses were simple, brief and intelligible to an intelligent middle schooler. Although a few big words have inevitably crept in I think I have kept the majority of answers simple and straightforward; it was certainly a fun thing to do. [More]














Source: Nuclear energy for future citizens