Nuclear Power

RESEARCH GUIDE

Getting started

Explore general information about nuclear power and nuclear plants using Wikipedia or a general encyclopedia. Jot down questions you have and other keywords you might use in your search like nuclear fission, nuclear reactor, and radioactive waste.


Research

BE-CAT

Search for books in B.E. Library using the online catalog.

This is investigative work! Try your searching in keyword and subject categories. If you don't get results using nuclear power, try using only nuclear.

DISCUS databases

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Sirs Knowledge Source
Science Resource Center
Brittanica High School

Websites

Energy Information Administration
States with Nuclear Power Plants
Map of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Energy Institute
Parts of a Nuclear Reactor
How Nuclear Power Works
More Basics
World Nuclear Association

Videos

Contrasting Coal and Nuclear Power
The World's First Nuclear Power Plant
Generating Power Through Fission and Fusion