atomic energy

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After the world witnessed the destructive power of the atomic bomb, the U.S. launched initiatives to harness atomic energy for commercial projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The incident comes as Japan attempts to revive its atomic energy programme, which has been stalled for more than a decade.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

These interactions can produce small shifts in atomic energy levels, and quantum spin sensors detect those shifts as pseudomagnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

However, the resource-poor nation now wants to revive atomic energy to reduce its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and meet growing energy needs from artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

“I traveled all over the country,” he said, “talking with people who had been working on one or another aspect of the atomic energy enterprise.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin