Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction

Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 161
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780199584970
ISBN-13 : 0199584974
Rating : 4/5 (974 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction by : John Maxwell Irvine

Download or read book Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction written by John Maxwell Irvine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many people and there is confusion concerning the nature and extent of the associated risks.


Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction Related Books

Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: John Maxwell Irvine
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many p
Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Maxwell Irvine
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-26 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing co
Radioactivity: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Claudio Tuniz
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in
Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 162
Authors: Joseph M. Siracusa
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-03-20 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bomb is still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. As Bill Clinton's fi
Nuclear Energy
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Charles D. Ferguson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-17 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the danger