Nuclear energy now Why the time has come for the world's most misunderstood energy source

The dramatic increases in oil and natural gas prices, the finite supply of fossil fuels, and concerns over emissions and global warming are forcing us to consider alternatives. In this measured and knowledgeable book, energy experts Alan Herbst and George Hopley argue that the time has come for the...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Herbst, Alan M.
مؤلفون آخرون: Alan M. Herbst; George W. Hopley
اللغة:Undetermined
English
منشور في: Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons 2007
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الوصف
الملخص:The dramatic increases in oil and natural gas prices, the finite supply of fossil fuels, and concerns over emissions and global warming are forcing us to consider alternatives. In this measured and knowledgeable book, energy experts Alan Herbst and George Hopley argue that the time has come for the U.S. to revitalize its nuclear generation assets in order to successfully meet growing domestic electricity requirements and lessen our dependence on foreign sources of energy. Nuclear Energy Now provides an informed look at the benefits and drawbacks associated with this controversial alternative to traditional energy sources
وصف مادي:xxiv, 230 p.
ill., maps
24 cm
بيبلوغرافيا:Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index
ردمك:0470051361
9780470051368