It is worth mentioning that nuclear technology is known to be the latest and most recently developed modern technology of these times. It is also one of the most controversial and dangerous of all the technologies that have been into use in the history of the technological science.
The basic concept of nuclear technology is the reactions of the nuclei of the smallest particles that exist-the atoms. This theory has lead to several applications in the field of the nuclear technology like the smoke detectors used in fire alarms, the guns and also the very destructive nuclear weapons such as the atomic bomb.
The root of the nuclear technology is in fact radioactivity because of which the atoms were discovered which lead to the approach of the nuclear invention. The earliest lead was provided by Henri Becquerel in 1896, when he was investigating phosphorescence in uranium salts. This then brought about a series of research and studies, leading to the nuclear technology.
Amongst the many different latest applications of the nuclear technology, one is also in the field of medicine. The imagers used for medical and dental x-rays use Cobalt-60 and other x-ray sources, based on the nuclear inventions. Nuclear technology is also used in several industrial applications. In the Oil and Gas exploration, nuclear well logging predicts the presence of the existing wells of the resource. This involves the neutrons, gamma-ray-source and also the radiation detectors. Even in the road constructions and buildings slowly the nuclear technology has taken over, the nuclear moisture and density gauges are used for this purpose.
The latest application of the nuclear technology is the use of cobalt-60 to kill the insects and microbes in food products, this application is also used in the sterilization of some medical equipments. |
