Overview: Presents an objective view of nuclear energy as an important source for future energy needs.Discusses various types of reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle, the problem of nuclear waste disposal, reactor This second edition represents an extensive revision of the ?rst edition, - though the motivation for the book and the intended audiences, as described inthepreviouspreface,remainthesame. Theoveralllengthhasbeenincreased substantially, with revised or expanded discussions of a number of topics, - cluding Yucca Mountain repository plans, new reactor designs, health e?ects of radiation, co
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