The unfortunate events at the nuclear power station in Fukushima, Japan, has resulted in plenty of science talk in the media.
Some of it has been well explained... Some of it has not.
At periodicvideos and Sixty Symbols we've posted some videos to help clarify a few points.
Most recent is this video about millisieverts - a unit I'd never even heard of!
We also posted some extra footage from this video at Test Tube.
And as I've previously blogged, here's The Professor on how reactors work and some of the things that can go wrong.
He also discusses some of the chemistry going on, such as why people take iodine and why there have been hydrogen explosions.
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Science behind the nuclear crisis in Japan
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Nuclear reactors in Japan
It goes without saying that the world's attention is on Japan after the earthquake and tsunami which caused so much damage.
Much of that attention is currently centred on the troubled nuclear power station in Fukushima.
We made a short video for periodicvideos helping people understand some of the problems being encountered by Japanese authorities.
Already many viewers seem to have appreciated the information, saying they've been baffled or ill-informed by traditional media coverage.
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