| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 99 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
The power generation series |
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Power generation series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
An introduction to nuclear power -- Nuclear fuel and the nuclear resource -- The basics of nuclear power -- Water-cooled reactors -- Gas-cooled reactors -- Breeder reactors -- Advanced reactor design and small modular reactors -- Nuclear fission -- The environment effects of nuclear power -- The cost of electricity from nuclear power stations. |
| Summary |
Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The author includes a comprehensive description of the various methods for generating nuclear power and evaluates the political, strategic, environmental, economic, and emotional factors involved in each method. The analysis of real-life, tragic examples, such as the accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima help the reader understand the associated risks and dangers of this method of power generation and the radioactive waste it creates. This is a valuable and insightful read for those involved in nuclear power, including power plant designers and engineers, as well as those involved in the protection of society and the environment. |
| Subject |
Nuclear energy.
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Nuclear industry.
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Nuclear Energy |
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Énergie nucléaire.
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Industrie nucléaire.
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nuclear power.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Nuclear energy
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Nuclear industry
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nuclear Power. [Place of publication not identified] : Academic Pr 2016 9780081010433 (OCoLC)952982795 |
| ISBN |
9780128095126 (electronic bk.) |
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0128095121 (electronic bk.) |
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9780081010433 |
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0081010435 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000059632777 |
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CHBIS 011069522 |
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CHNEW 001013889 |
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CHVBK 499781538 |
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