Inside the Department of Energy

by Jennifer Peters and Phillip Margulies

Worried about nuclear war? What about nuclear energy? How about radioactive materials? All of these things fall under the control of the Department of Energy. This Cabinet department is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of our nation's nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors, as well as providing for the proper disposal of radioactive material and working on energy conservation. Each time a natural disaster threatens a nuclear reactor or...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766098907
• ISBN13: 9780766098909
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8