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Nuclear energy : what everyone needs to know /
Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States vi...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | What everyone needs to know.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Fundamentals
- Energy security and costs of building power plants
- Climate change
- Proliferation
- Safety
- Physical security
- Radioactive waste management
- Sustainable energy.