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Nuclear Power, Energy & the Environment

English · Paperback / Softback

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We need energy to warm and light our homes, to power our transport and communications, and to support our manufacturing industries. Can we obtain enough energy to satisfy the needs of a rapidly increasing world population without, at the same time, devastating the earth? Is nuclear power the way to do this?
This book surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities.

List of contents

The energy crisis; the renewable energy sources; nuclear power; the safety of nuclear reactors; choosing the best energy sources; effects on the environment; energy scenarios; political aspects of the energy crisis; moral aspects of the energy crisis.

Summary

This text surveys available energy sources and their effects on the environment in the context of moral imperatives and political realities. It considers: the political aspects of the energy crisis; nuclear power; effects on the environment; and choosing the best energy sources.

Product details

Authors Hodgson, P. E. Hodgson, Peter E Hodgson, Peter E (Univ of Oxford Hodgson, Peter E. Hodgson, Peter Edward Hodgson, Hodgson Peter E, Peter E Hodgson
Publisher Icp
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 05.03.1999
 
EAN 9781860941016
ISBN 978-1-86094-101-6
No. of pages 218
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
Weight 323 g
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology
Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science

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