Incluye índice
Full of energy -- Fossil fuel addiction -- Under threat -- Energy alternatives -- Atomic age -- Nuclear know-how -- Nuclear power plant -- The reactor -- Nuclear waste -- Pros and cons -- Making the change.
Global warming has forced countries around the world to invest in alternative energy sources. With this rethinking, nuclear energy is getting a second look, even from die-hard environmentalists. This important book discusses the benefits and drawbacks of this controversial, but clean and reliable, source of power. Case studies show how nuclear energy can be made safer and how new technologies are addressing some old concerns.