The Atomic Age
Hey, I'm Charlie, and welcome to The Atomic Age. I'm a nuclear engineer who loves movies. How do I combine these interests? By using movies with nuclear topics to explain nuclear physics and engineering.

"It Ain't All It's Hyped Up to Be" - CRITICAL REACTION - Why Thorium is About to Change the World

Why Can't the US Quit Russian Uranium? NUCLEAR NEWS #5 | May 2025

"Use a Nuke to Clean Up Chernobyl??" - Nuclear Engineer's Chernobyl Q&A, Part 1: Radioactivity

Chernobyl Q&A Series Announcement

The World Is Not Enough - Nuclear Engineer Reacts *2025 Cut*

Re-edits of Old Reactions Coming Soon!

Nuclear Engineer and Historian Break Down OPPENHEIMER

Kairos Power: 1st US Gen IV Reactor Construction Approval - February 2024 | NUCLEAR NEWS

Intro to Reactors 3: Moderators and Coolants

Intro to Reactors 2: Reactor Overview and Uranium, Plutonium, and Thorium

Intro to Reactors 1: The Basics - Particles, Elements, Fission

Nuclear Engineer Breaks Down Terminator 2 Nuke Scene

Nuclear Engineer Breaks Down DE_NUKE (Nuclear Power Plant) in Counter-Strike 2

Nuclear Engineer Explains the Fukushima Water Release - September 2023 | NUCLEAR NEWS

A Stunning Film - A Nuclear Engineer's Review of Oppenheimer

An Accident at a Russian Enrichment Plant - July 2023 | NUCLEAR NEWS

Nuclear Engineer and History Professor REACT to Oppenheimer Trailer 2

Is It Bad for a Nuclear Reactor to GO CRITICAL? Nuclear Engineer Explains

Why Did They Want Uranium in TOP GUN: MAVERICK? | Nuclear Engineer Breakdown

Vogtle Unit 3 Goes Critical! - March 2023 | NUCLEAR NEWS

Nuclear Engineer Reacts and Breaks Down OPPENHEIMER Trailer

Channel Update: YouTube Ads!

"These were brutal." Nuclear Engineer Reacts to THREADS and THE DAY AFTER

Nuclear Engineer Break Down of Fat Man and Little Boy

Chernobyl Part 5 Comments Review

Can Nothing Stop a Meltdown? - The China Syndrome - Nuclear Engineer First Time Watching

Nuclear Breakdown - The Expanse Season 1 Eps. 9-10 - Hard Radiation on Eros

10,000 Subscriber Stream Announcement - 2022 Feb. 20 - Exploring Chernobyl

Chernobyl Episode 5 - Vichnaya Pamyat - Nuclear Engineer Breakdown/Reaction

Nuclear Breakdown - Back to the Future DeLorean Reactor Scenes