Nuclear energy
By: John Tabak
Series: Energy and the environment; Energy and the environment (Facts on File)
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780816070855
Subjects: Nuclear energy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-191) and index.
Table of contents: title: A prehistory of nuclear power; title: The physics of nuclear fission; title: Reactor fuel; title: Nuclear reactor designs; title: Reactor safety; title: Spent fuel; title: The business of electricity production; title: Nuclear energy and national policy; title: Conclusion; title: Afterword: An interview with Harold Denton : On the U.S. nuclear power industry; title: Periodic table of the elements; title: Chronology; title: List of acronyms; title: Glossary.