Power to save the world : the truth about nuclear energy
Gwyneth Cravens offers a comprehensive overview of the myths, fears, and truths surrounding nuclear energy, and shares her own experiences using and studying nuclear energy, describing what she learned about nuclear power and the promise it holds for the future
xv, 439 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780307266569, 0307266567
137325018
pt. 1. Origins. Survival
Always look at the whole
Ambrosia Lake
pt. 2. The invisible storm. Mother Nature and Fencepost Man
Undark
Into the strange city
pt. 3. The hidden world. Risk and consequence
Going to extremes
Tiny beads
pt. 4. The kingdom of electricity. Man's smudge
From arrowheads to atoms
Barriers
Unobtainium
pt. 5. Closing the circle. Ten thousand years
The huge factory
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Those who say it can't be done
The gigantic crystal
pt. 6. Borrowing from our children. The iron chamber
"Water them anyway"
The power within