Nuclear energy : what everyone needs to know

Originally 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 vi...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal : Ferguson Charles D. (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Nuclear energy : what everyone needs to know / Charles D. Ferguson
Publié : New York, Oxford : Oxford University press , cop. 2011
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-222 p.)
Sujets :
LEADER 02375nam a2200301 4500
001 PPN166454591
003 http://www.sudoc.fr/166454591
005 20170301032100.0
010 |a 978-0-19-975946-0  |b br.  |d 16,95 USD 
073 1 |a 9780199759460 
100 |a 20121221h20112011k y0frey0103 ba 
101 0 |a eng  |c eng 
102 |a US  |a GB 
105 |a y ||||001yy 
106 |a r 
200 1 |a Nuclear energy  |b Texte imprimé  |e what everyone needs to know  |f Charles D. Ferguson 
210 |a New York  |a Oxford  |c Oxford University press  |d cop. 2011 
215 |a 1 vol. (XVII-222 p.)  |d 21 cm 
320 |a Réf. Bibliogr. p. [209]-211. Index 
330 |a Originally 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. Recent years have seen a marked change, however. 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 accessible overview, Charles D. Ferguson provides an authoritative 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? Ferguson addresses these questions and more in a book that is essential for anyone looking to learn more about this important issue 
606 |3 PPN027233219  |a Énergie nucléaire  |2 rameau 
606 |3 PPN027842096  |a Énergie nucléaire  |x Recherche  |x Laboratoires  |2 rameau 
606 |3 PPN027234819  |a Industrie nucléaire  |3 PPN027798119  |x Mesures de sûreté  |2 rameau 
700 1 |3 PPN111477662  |a Ferguson  |b Charles D.  |4 070 
801 3 |a FR  |b Abes  |c 20121221  |g AFNOR 
930 |5 441092104:470477016  |b 441092104  |a 621.039 FER  |j u 
979 |a SCI 
998 |a 644411