Nuclear Power: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition (Contemporary World Issues)

Nuclear Power: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition (Contemporary World Issues)

Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy.

• Surveys five decades of controversy and examines the effects of nuclear disasters

• Explains why nuclear power is being proposed as an important solution to the problem of global climate change

• Supplies opinions from experts and advocates regarding the future of the nuclear industry

• Provides overview information on technical topics such as the nuclear power cycle, from uranium mine to waste storage; and the differences between reactor designs and their associated benefits and risks