01364cam a2200217Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000560007610000340013224500610016626000950022730000500032249000330037250000210040552006060042665000220103265000450105465000220109965000170112104100080113820170608110958.0110815s2011 enkad frn 001 0beng d z9780199584970 aCo-BoUCMbspacJavier GarzóndAldemar Mondragón1 aIrvine, J. M.q(John Maxwell)10aNuclear powerba very short introductioncMaxwell Irvine aOxford (Oxfordshire, Inglaterra)aNew York (Estados Unidos)bOxford University Pressc2011 axx, 132 páginasbilustraciones y gráficas1 aVery short introductionv268 aIncluye índice aWith the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many people and there is confusion concerning the nature and extent of the associated risks. Here, Maxwell Irvine presents a concise introduction to the development of nuclear physics leading up to the emergence of the nuclear power industry. He discusses the nature of nuclear energy and deals with various aspec. 7aEnergía nuclear 7aEnergía nuclearxAspectos económicos 7aIndustria nuclear 7aIngeniería aeng