A Brief Overview of Nuclear Power

By: Simon, Holly

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nuclear power provides energy to significant portion of the globe. It remains, however, a fairly controversial form of energy mainly because of a few well known nuclear disasters. This book takes a look at what nuclear energy is, reactor technology, the nuclear life cycle and safety, plus the economic and environmental implications of nuclear power.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241154392
• ISBN13: 9781241154394
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"