Hiroshima to Fukushima
Eiichiro Ochiai
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Description for Hiroshima to Fukushima
Paperback. Set against the backdrop of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, this book explores radiation safety. The author offers important information on radioactive substances arising from nuclear power plants and weapons, including their effects on living organisms. Series: Science Policy Reports. Num Pages: 241 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNRL; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
Set against a backdrop of the recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, "Hiroshima to Fukushima" examines the issue of radiation safety. The author provides important and accurate scientific information about the radioactive substances arising from nuclear power plants and weapons, including the effects of this radiation on living organisms. Currently, humankind is at a crossroads and must decide whether to phase out or increase its reliance on nuclear power as weapons and an energy source. Although a few countries, mostly European, have vowed to abolish nuclear power as an energy source, many other countries are about to increase ... Read more
Set against a backdrop of the recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, "Hiroshima to Fukushima" examines the issue of radiation safety. The author provides important and accurate scientific information about the radioactive substances arising from nuclear power plants and weapons, including the effects of this radiation on living organisms. Currently, humankind is at a crossroads and must decide whether to phase out or increase its reliance on nuclear power as weapons and an energy source. Although a few countries, mostly European, have vowed to abolish nuclear power as an energy source, many other countries are about to increase ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Series
Science Policy Reports
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662511558
SKU
V9783662511558
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Eiichiro Ochiai
Eiichiro Ochiai was born in Tokyo and earned his PhD from the University of Tokyo. He has taught and carried out research in chemistry at universities in Japan, Canada, the USA and Sweden. At the time his area of research, bioinorganic chemistry, was a new field and he has published several books on the subject including “Bioinorganic Chemistry, an Introduction” (Allyn and Bacon, 1977), “Bioinorganic ... Read more
Reviews for Hiroshima to Fukushima
From the book reviews: “Ochiai, a Canada-based chemist, has published several books on chemicals, life, and health … . His latest work focuses on radiation. … The author writes clearly about radiation decay and fission, and examines historical antecedents of nuclear weapons and the nuclear industry. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (M. Gochfeld, Choice, Vol. 51 ... Read more