Nuclear Accidents – The Episodic Table of Elements

44. Ruthenium: The Glow Cloud

August 26, 2019

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Borexino, Catalysis, Etymology, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Gottfried Osann, Jons Jacob Berzelius, Karl Klaus, Mars, Mayak Facility, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power, Parker 51, Platinum Group, Russia, Sabatier Process

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Element 44 is technically not named for Russia… but perhaps it should be.

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40. Zirconium: Burning Up, Melting Down

July 1, 2019

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Earthquakes, Electricity, Fukushima, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Mineralogy, Mythology, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power, Radioactivity, Tsunamis

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Today, we reach the last element on the periodic table — but only alphabetically speaking.

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