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Nuclear Power (1976)
| Author | W.Patterson |
| Date | 1976 |
| Classification | 6.01.0.00/152 (GENERAL) |
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'In a single paperback all the basic technical information needed for a real debate' – Guardian Where will the world get its energy in the years to come? Many nations are looking to uranium; nuclear power seems to have come of age, just in time to head off a global energy shortage. But the upsurge of official enthusiasm for nuclear power has been accompanied by mounting public disquiet. Can nuclear power stations be operated safely? Can their radioactive wastes be managed without posing a threat to future generations? Can there be adequate safeguards to prevent misuse of dangerous nuclear materials? Just how necessary is the nuclear option, anyway? In one forum after another, expert contradicts expert, and the man in the street looks on in nervous uncertainty. To those who feel that nuclear matters should not be left to the battling experts, Nuclear Power offers essential support. In lively everyday language it describes nuclear technology and how it works-and sometimes fails to work. The author surveys the development of nuclear power worldwide, and delineates the issues, not only technical but also economic, social and political, which now preoccupy the policymakers. An extensive annotated bibliography provides guideposts to further investigation by the concerned reader. 'This book provides an important synthesis of the technical and political issues. It is excellent value and deserves wide readership' – New Scientist
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