Nuclear Energy Principles, Practices, and Prospects /

• Main Author: Bodansky, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Nuclear engineering.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.; Nuclear Engineering.

The world faces serious difficulties in obtaining the energy that will be needed in coming decades for a growing population, especially given the problem of climate change caused by fossil fuel use. This book presents a view of nuclear energy as an important carbon-free energy option. It discusses t...