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Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case
Michael H. Fox
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Description for Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case
Hardback. An argument for nuclear power as an environmentally sound option, based on real science and written by a radiation biologist. A complete scientific analysis of nuclear power. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 figures. BIC Classification: KNBN; RNQ; THK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
The issue of nuclear power has become a polarizing one, especially in light of the increasing need for sustainable energy sources, and events like the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan. The public has been largely wary and even fearful of a reliance on nuclear power, pointing to the reactor meltdown in Chernobyl or the Three-Mile Island accident as evidence that nuclear power is an unfeasible and dangerous source of energy. However, with these fears come misconceptions about the science behind nuclear power, and many arguments made against it lack the scientific grounding needed to contribute to the debate. At the ... Read more
The issue of nuclear power has become a polarizing one, especially in light of the increasing need for sustainable energy sources, and events like the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan. The public has been largely wary and even fearful of a reliance on nuclear power, pointing to the reactor meltdown in Chernobyl or the Three-Mile Island accident as evidence that nuclear power is an unfeasible and dangerous source of energy. However, with these fears come misconceptions about the science behind nuclear power, and many arguments made against it lack the scientific grounding needed to contribute to the debate. At the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199344574
SKU
V9780199344574
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Michael H. Fox
Michael H. Fox is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University. He has been a radiation biologist for 35 years.
Reviews for Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case
[T]his is a very well conceived and well written book. Overall, the book is a good read for a health physics audience and achieves its goal of making the environmental case for nuclear power.
Daniel J. Strom, Health Physics
Daniel J. Strom, Health Physics