Overview
- A compact & compelling summary of all aspects of nuclear power
- Includes dozens of behind-the-scenes images within nuclear facilities
- Covers controversial topics such as health and safety risks, uranium mining, nuclear proliferation and waste disposal
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Science (POPS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I: Basics of Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
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Part II: Nuclear Power Plants
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Part III: Social Conflict Areas of Nuclear Energy
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Back Matter
Keywords
- nuclear energy primer
- introduction to nuclear energy
- science of nuclear power plants
- uranium mining
- nuclear waste disposal
- overview of the nuclear age
- nuclear fission explained
- radioactivity explained
- implications of nuclear energy
- nuclear weapons proliferation
- "balance of terror"
- Cold War nuclear weapons
About this book
From World War II to the present day, nuclear power has remained a controversial topic in the public eye. In the wake of ongoing debates about energy and the environment, policymakers and laypeople alike are once more asking the questions posed by countless others over the decades: What actually happens in a nuclear power plant? Can we truly trust nuclear energy to be safe and reliable? Where does all that radiation and waste go?
This book explains everything you would want to know about nuclear power in a compelling and accessible way. Split into three parts, it walks readers through the basics of nuclear physics and radioactivity; the history of nuclear power usage, including the most important events and disasters; the science and engineering behind nuclear power plants; the politics and policies of various nations; and finally, the long-term societal impact of such technology, from uranium mining and proliferation to final disposal.
Featured along the way are dozens of behind-the-scenes, full-color images of nuclear facilities. Written in a nontechnical style with minimal equations, this book will appeal to lay readers, policymakers and professionals looking to acquire a well-rounded view about this complex subject.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nuclear Power Explained
Authors: Dirk Eidemüller
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72670-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72669-0Published: 06 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-72670-6Published: 05 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 313
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 69 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: English translation of the original German edition published by S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012
Topics: Popular Science in Physics, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Chemistry