An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of…mehr
An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
Preface Chapter 1 Nuclear Questions, Nuclear Choices Part I The Nuclear Difference Chapter 2 Atoms and Nuclei Chapter 3 Radioactivity Chapter 4 Radiation Chapter 5 Energy from the Nucleus Part II Nuclear Power Chapter 6 Energy: Using It, Making It Chapter 7 Nuclear Reactors Chapter 8 Reactor Safety Chapter 9 Nuclear Waste and Fuel Cycles Chapter 10 A Future for Nuclear Fission? Chapter 11 Nuclear Fusion Part III Nuclear Weapons Chapter 12 Nuclear Weapons: History and Technology Chapter 13 Effects of Nuclear Weapons Chapter 14 Delivering Nuclear Weapons Chapter 15 Nuclear Strategy Chapter 16 Nuclear Terrorism Chapter 17 Defense in the Nuclear Age Chapter 18 Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation Chapter 19 A World Without Nuclear Weapons? Chapter 20 Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Futures Index
Preface Chapter 1 Nuclear Questions, Nuclear Choices Part I The Nuclear Difference Chapter 2 Atoms and Nuclei Chapter 3 Radioactivity Chapter 4 Radiation Chapter 5 Energy from the Nucleus Part II Nuclear Power Chapter 6 Energy: Using It, Making It Chapter 7 Nuclear Reactors Chapter 8 Reactor Safety Chapter 9 Nuclear Waste and Fuel Cycles Chapter 10 A Future for Nuclear Fission? Chapter 11 Nuclear Fusion Part III Nuclear Weapons Chapter 12 Nuclear Weapons: History and Technology Chapter 13 Effects of Nuclear Weapons Chapter 14 Delivering Nuclear Weapons Chapter 15 Nuclear Strategy Chapter 16 Nuclear Terrorism Chapter 17 Defense in the Nuclear Age Chapter 18 Arms Control and Nuclear Proliferation Chapter 19 A World Without Nuclear Weapons? Chapter 20 Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Futures Index
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