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Nuclear power

Breeze, Paul A.,

Nuclear power

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Nuclear powerPaul Breeze.
Author:	Breeze, Paul A.,
Published:	London, United Kingdom :Academic Press,2017.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 99 p.) :ill.
Subject:	Nuclear energy.
Online resource:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081010433
ISBN:	9780128095126 (electronic bk.)

Nuclear power
Breeze, Paul A.,

Nuclear power[electronic resource] /Paul Breeze. - London, United Kingdom :Academic Press,2017. - 1 online resource (vi, 99 p.) :ill. - The power generation series. - Power generation series..

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780128095126 (electronic bk.)

LCCN: 2017304841Subjects--Topical Terms:

286245
Nuclear energy.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TK9145 / .B74 2017eb

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7924

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