nuclear

Proposal Nuclear Radiation Effects on Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures, July 1959

Background The background to how this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request played out is the most interesting part of…

June 22, 2017

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “Wiki” Site FERCipedia

Background According to the website for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an…

June 8, 2017

A Report Card on the Department of Energy’s Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, dated January 10, 2001 – by Howard Baker, Lloyd Cutler

Background Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, we have witnessed the dissolution of an empire having over 40,000 nuclear…

May 5, 2017

Nuclear Weapon Characteristics Handbook, September 1990

Background The Nuclear Weapon Characteristics Handbook, dated September 1990, was first requested in June of 2009, and it was not…

March 23, 2017

Records on Nuclear Weapons & Attacks

Background A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a…

December 27, 2016