Very Short Introduction Nuclear Power - Irvine, M.
Very Short Introduction Nuclear Power - Irvine, M. With the world desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gases--a desire compounded by the sky-rocketing cost of fossil…
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Very Short Introduction Nuclear Power - Irvine, M.
With the world desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gases--a desire compounded by the sky-rocketing cost of fossil fuels--nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news. In this Very Short Introduction, Maxwell Irvine provides an informative and balanced overview of the entire subject. Yet nuclear power sparks anxiety in many people who are unclear about the nature and extent of the associated risks.
The book looks specifically at safety records, including accounts of the Windscale fire, the Three Mile Island incident, and the Chernobyl disaster. As he He presents a concise history of the development of nuclear physics leading up to the emergence of the nuclear power industry and discusses the nature of nuclear energy and the various aspects of public concern, including the risks of nuclear safety, the cost of its development, and the problems of waste disposal.