A miniencyclopedia of nuclear energy

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A mini-encyclopedia of nuclear energy

• Radko Istenic, Andrej Stritar
• Nuclear Training Centre
• J. Stefan Institute
• Ljubljana, Slovenia

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How did the mini-encyclopedia (Atlas) come about?

• Information activities since 1993
• Radioactivity,
• Nuclear power technologyReason
• Lack of information about nuclear energy among
  general public

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Information leaflets

• Increasing information activities
• Information leaflets
• Technical content of the Information Centre.

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Number of visitors in the Information Centre by
years

• Rapid increase of distributed information
  materials

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Visit to our Information Centre

• Updated technical content and graphic image, new
  exhibits

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How we made the encyclopedia?

• Compilation of information from panels and
  leaflets
• Slovenian and English
• Illustrations and graphics
• 10.000 booklets

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What is the mini-encyclopedia (Atlas)?

• Central publication for the public information
  activities of the Nuclear Society of Slovenia

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What is in the mini-encyclopedia?

• Radioactivity, fission, chain reaction
• TRIGA research reactor
• Slovenian energy production
• Krko NPP
• Nuclear energy in the world
• Global warming
• Radioactive waste
• Nuclear accidents

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How is it used by the schoolchildren?

• Reference book for their homework and posters

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Key messages

• Do not glorify nuclear energy
• Underline the local and global beneficial
  environmental effects
• Discuss the drawbacks (waste, safeguards,...)
• Capture the imagination