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100	1		_aFerguson, Charles D. _9118051
245	1	0	_aNuclear energy : _bwhat everyone needs to know / _cCharles D. Ferguson.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2011.
300			_axvii, 222 p. ; _c22 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490	1		_aWhat everyone needs to know
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-211) and index.
505	0		_aFundamentals -- Energy security and costs of building power plants -- Climate change -- Proliferation -- Safety -- Physical security -- Radioactive waste management -- Sustainable energy.
520			_aOriginally 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 virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's negative image. Yet in the decade prior to the Japanese nuclear crisis of 2011, sentiment about nuclear power underwent a marked change. The alarming acceleration of global warming due to the burning of fossil fuels and concern about dependence on foreign fuel has led policymakers, climate scientists, and energy experts to look once again at nuclear power as a source of energy. In this overview, the author provides an account of the key facts about nuclear energy. What is the origin of nuclear energy? What countries use commercial nuclear power, and how much electricity do they obtain from it? How can future nuclear power plants be made safer? What can countries do to protect their nuclear facilities from military attacks? How hazardous is radioactive waste? Is nuclear energy a renewable energy source? Featuring a discussion of the recent nuclear crisis in Japan and its ramifications, he addresses these questions and more.
650		0	_aNuclear energy. _9118052
830		0	_aWhat everyone needs to know. _912845
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