Nuclear energy

• Main Author: Tabak, John.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Facts On File, ©2009.
• Series: Energy and the environment (Facts on File)
• Subjects: Nuclear energy.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Nuclear. > Power Resources; Electronic books.
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Describes a brief history of Nuclear energy, the way it is produced and used along with arguments for using Nuclear power.

Table of Contents:

• A prehistory of nuclear power
• The physics of nuclear fission
• Reactor fuel
• Nuclear reactor designs
• Reactor safety
• Spent fuel
• The business of electricity production
• Nuclear energy and national policy
• Conclusion
• Afterword: An interview with Harold Denton : On the U.S. nuclear power industry
• Periodic table of the elements
• Chronology
• List of acronyms
• Glossary.