Exhibition Part 1
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Nuclear energy originated from science
The lightbox will contain only the following dates and brief explanations:
1938
- Discovery of nuclear fission
1951
- First nuclear electricity generated
- Four light bulbs lit
1954
- First nuclear power plant for public use
1960s–1980s
- Rapid development of nuclear energy
- Construction of power plants around the world
21st century
- New types of reactors
- Small modular reactors (SMRs)
- Safety focus