1. Fukushima Magnitude 9.0 earthquake off of Japan, March 2011. Background information to better understand nuclear power plants. Sources: Giancoli Physics PPT, Wikipedia

2. Figure 30-2 Number of neutrons versus number of protons for stable nuclides

3. Figure 30-5 Radioactive decay of radium to radon with emission of an alpha particle

4. Figure 30-8 Energy-level diagram for radioactive decay

5. Table 30-2 The Three Types of Radioactive Decay

6. Figure 30-9 Radioactive nuclei decay one by one

7. Figure 30-10 Exponential decay

8. Figure 30-11 Decay series

9. Figure 31-1 Neptunium and plutonium are produced in this series of reactions

10. Figure 31-2 Fission, according to the liquid- drop model

11. Figure 31-4 Chain reaction

12. Figure 31-6 Critical mass

13. Figure 31-7 A nuclear reactor