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Why we need nuclear power : the environmental case / Michael H. Fox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fox, Michael H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear energy.
- Global warming.
- Power resources.
- Fossil fuels.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The issue of nuclear power has become a polarizing one, especially in light of the increasing need for sustainable energy sources, and events like the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan. The public has been largely wary and even fearful of a reliance on nuclear power, pointing to the reactor meltdown in Chernobyl or the Three-Mile Island accident as evidence that nuclear power is an unfeasible and dangerous source of energy. In this book, experienced radiation biologist Michael H. Fox replaces the misconceptions about nuclear power with real science, and argues that it may be the best source of energy both for large-scale use and slowing the effects of global warming.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2014.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780197562895
- 0197562892
- OCLC:
- 1222774914
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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