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   ocr: Nuclear Hesearch for Good Use. Even as the first atomic bomb was being usedto end world War II, scientists were looking at nuclear energy as a future source ofpower. They believed that the same energy thatcould beso destructive couldalso serve peacetime purposes.By1960 there were several nuclear power stations in use and many more were planned.