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Summary:

Explores the advantages and disadvantages of using of nuclear power and the history of harnessing nuclear power technology.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• ch. 1. The development of nuclear power
• 1. The history of nuclear power / U.S. Department of Energy
• 2. Nuclear power should be used for peaceful purposes / Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 3. The Three Mile Island accident derails nuclear power / Joel Helgerson
• ch. 2. Is nuclear power safe?
• 1. The threat of a major nuclear power plant accident is serious / Peter Bunyard
• 2. Nuclear power plants have become safer / Nuclear Energy Institute
• 3. Nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorist attacks / Helmut Hirsch
• 4. Nuclear power plants are safe from terrorist attacks / U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• 5. Nuclear waste is a serious problem / Harvey Blatt
• 6. Nuclear waste is not a serious problem / Nuclear Energy Institute
• ch. 3. Will nuclear energy be a viable energy source for the future?
• 1. American needs nuclear power / Nuclear Energy Institute
• 2. Nuclear energy is too expensive / Charlie Kronick
• 3. Nuclear power can benefit the environment / Patrick Moore
• 4. Nuclear power is not the solution to environmental problems / Thomas Cochran
• Facts about nuclear power
• Glossary

• Chronology
• For further reading
• Index.

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Contributors:

Metcalf, Tom

Metcalf, Gena

Nasso, Christine

Des Chenes, Betz

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Fueling the future

Subjects:

Nuclear engineering

Nuclear energy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

TK9148 .N83 2007

ISBNs:

9780737735871 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0737735872 (hardcover, alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2006019550

OCLC Numbers:

70129123