All Articles
Students have been writing original articles for K=1 since our foundation. We cover topics from the health effects of radiation to the complicated politics around nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Long-Term Health Effects
What are the long term health effects from the two atomic bombs dropped on human populations?
Tags: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, health, proliferation, cancer
Fusion Power: Unkept promise or dream come true?
Fusion power is the Holy Grail of free energy for the world. But, is it possible to overcome the technical challenges?
Tags: ITER, fusion, Nuclear power, Totamak, Technology, energy
France: A Study of French Nuclear Policy After Fukushima
France’s pro nuclear power stance explained.
Tags: France, Fukushima, politics, energy, nuclear power
Caring about Sharing: A Review of Nuclear Weapons Sharing
NPT: "Sharing? Really?"
Tags: NPT, proliferation
The Ukraine Crisis Carries Nuclear Consequences
Rising tensions in Eastern Europe: are we heading back to a Cold War?
Tags: Ukraine, Putin, Russia, ICBM, NATO, NPT, proliferation
A Thorium Dream: India’s Investments in New Nuclear
Safe Nuclear Power: can it be done?
Tags: Nuclear power, thorium, India, energy, politics
Stuxnet: Tool of Nonproliferation or Pandora’s Box
Cyber-warfare slows down Iran’s nuclear program.
Tags: Stuxnet, Iran, proliferation, virus, IAEA, cyber-warfare
Antineutrinos: A Subatomic Whistle Blower
Tracking nuclear material movement for nuclear proliferation can be done advanced detectors from particle physics.
Tags: Uranium, plutonium, proliferation, neutrino, detector
Germany: The birth of the Nuclear Dilemma
Germany’s decision to get rid of nuclear power a response to Fukushima.
Tags: Germany, Nuclear power, energy, politics, Fukushima
Radiation and the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Do the dangers of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons justify ending the nuclear age?
Tags: Chernobyl, Fukushima, anti-nuke, Greenpeace, disarmament
Radioactive Accidents: the Forgotten Stories
Everyone should know these stories!
Tags: Radioactive accidents, Thule, Goiania, Castle Bravo, Three Mile Island
A Nuclear Family: India and Pakistan Since the Bomb
India and Pakistan are fierce rivals. And, they both have nukes.
Tags: India, Pakistan, arms race
Germany: To Phase Out or Not to Phase Out?
Phase out!
Tags: Germany, Nuclear power, energy, politics
Disarmament Disarmed: The Stagnation of the Conference on Disarmament
The meaning of the word ‘impotence’.
Tags: disarmament, NPT, nuclear weapons, CTBT, United Nations
GEN IV: Evolution in Nuclear Safety
Why did the Fukushima reactor explode?
Tags: Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power, nuclear accidents, nuclear plant, Gen IV
Nuclear Proliferation in Iran
Iran and the Deal: Success?
Tags: Iran, nuclear deal, proliferation, NPT, IAEA
Global Zero: Recent Development in U.S. Arms Reductions
The Ultimate DREAM
Tags: Global zero, START, nuclear weapons, proliferation, Obama