| Publication |
Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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| Description |
48pBlack Spine
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| Series |
Energy for life
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| Summary/Abstract |
Explores the evolution of nuclear energy over the last hundred years and research in new areas such as nuclear fusion. It describes how nuclear power affects people and the environment such as the dangers of radioactive wastes.
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| Contents |
Nuclear power? No thanks?
Inside the atom
Energy from the atom
Neutrons and chain reactions
Unlocking the atom
Uranium mining
Nuclear fuel productin
Inside a nuclear power station
Control and containment
Reactor systems
Fast breeders, fast movers
Spent fuel and reprocessing
Dealing with nuclear waste
Disposal dilemma
Radiation and life
Dosage and damage
Reactor accidents
Chernobyl and beyond
Nuclear future
Nuclear power - nuclear weapons
International Nuclear Event Scale
Chronology
Glossary
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| Standard Number |
0431146411 Pb.
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