Charles D. Ferguson

Nuclear Energy

What Everyone Needs to Know®

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In this accessible overview, Charles D. Ferguson provides an authoritative account of the key facts about nuclear energy. What is the origin of nuclear energy? What countries use commercial nuclear power, and how much electricity do they obtain from it? How can future nuclear power plants be made safer? What can countries do to protect their nuclear facilities from military attacks? How hazardous is radioactive waste? Is nuclear energy a renewable energy source?Ferguson addresses these questions and more in a book that is essential for anyone looking to learn more about this important issue.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-19-975946-0
EAN: 9780199759460
Produktnummer: 11127699
Verlag: Oxford Academic
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H21.1 cm x B13.9 cm x D1.7 cm 260 g
Gewicht: 260

Über den Autor

Charles D. Ferguson is President of the Federation of American Scientists and an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program. Trained as a physicist and nuclear engineer, he has worked on nuclear policy issues at the U.S. Department of State and the Council on Foreign Relations.