Nuclear Power Explained
From World War II to the present day, nuclear power has remained a controversial topic in the public eye. In the wake of ongoing debates about energy and the environment, policymakers and laypeople alike are once more asking the questions posed by countless others over the decades: What actually hap...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | Popular Science
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Reactors, bombs and visions: a brief history of the nuclear age
- Chapter 2. Nuclear physics and its applications
- Chapter 3. Radioactivity – the physics and biology
- Chapter 4. Types of radioactive substances
- Chapter 5. How to operate a nuclear reactor
- Chapter 6. Reactor types and safety
- Chapter 7. Economic, ecological and political aspects of nuclear energy
- Chapter 8. Uranium mining
- Chapter 9. Proliferation
- Chapter 10. Radioactive incidents and disasters
- Chapter 11. Disposal