Nuclear Power

Zusatztext here's your chance to become an instant expert Informationen zum Autor John Maxwell Irvine is formerly an honorary professor of Physics at Manchester University, and was formerly Vice Chancellor of Aberdeen University and later of Birmingham University. He is a past chairman of the Science and Engineering Council's Nuclear Physics Committee and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Inquiry into Energy Issues for Scotland. He was also a special advisor to the UK's Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. Klappentext Nuclear power is a highly topical issue and there is widespread debate concerning future energy budgets and how to replace our dependence on fossil fuels. Here, Maxwell Irvine provides an introduction to the nature of nuclear energy, looking at the risks, the relevance of nuclear power, and the potential of nuclear fusion. Zusammenfassung Nuclear power is a highly topical issue and there is widespread debate concerning future energy budgets and how to replace our dependence on fossil fuels. Here, Maxwell Irvine provides an introduction to the nature of nuclear energy, looking at the risks, the relevance of nuclear power, and the potential of nuclear fusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: A new science is born 2: A new technology is developed 3: Thermal nuclear reactors 4: Nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management 5: Nuclear safety 6: The cost of nuclear power 7: Nuclear fusion power 8: The need for nuclear power Appendix

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• Authors: Maxwell Irvine, Maxwell (formerly Honorary Professor of Physics Irvine, Irvine Maxwell
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2011
• EAN: 9780199584970
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958497-0
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 174 mm x 9 mm
• Series: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Atomenergie, Atomkraftwerk, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Nuclear, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Science / Environmental Science, Energy technology & engineering, Energy technology and engineering, Energy industries and utilities, Nuclear power and engineering, Nuclear Power Industries