Innovative Technologies: Nuclear Energy

Editor/Author Lusted, Marcia Amidon
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: ABDO

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-61783-466-0
Image Count: 37
Book Status: Available
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In this title, discover what nuclear energy is, its history, how we use it today, and how new technologies can contribute to our energy future. Learn how researchers are working to solve nuclear energys problems, including radiation dangers, handling nuclear waste, and making new plants more efficient, cheaper, smaller, and safer.

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CHAPTER 1 NUCLEAR ENERGY AT A GLANCE
CHAPTER 2 THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
CHAPTER 3 RADIATION
CHAPTER 4 CREATING NUCLEAR ENERGY
CHAPTER 5 NUCLEAR PLANTS AND REACTORS
CHAPTER 6 NUCLEAR WASTE
CHAPTER 7 THE BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR POWER
CHAPTER 8 A FRESH LOOK
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