Requirement

6. Nuclear Energy. Do ONE, then discuss nuclear electricity

Required Often forgotten

The badge states the choice: fission and a mousetrap reactor, or a nuclear power plant or reactor. Either way, then discuss with your counselor how nuclear energy is used to produce electricity.

Note. Requirement 6 does not end with the route you choose: "Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor how nuclear energy is used to produce electricity". The discussion is easy to leave out.

What this is made of

6(a). Fission, a mousetrap reactor, and critical mass
6(b). Visit a nuclear power plant or reactor, and graph the sources

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Nuclear Science Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-02-19), Requirement 6 · States "Do ONE of the following; then discuss with your counselor how nuclear energy is used to produce electricity".

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