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1.Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear EnergyPower to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy
from Knopf
Price: $18.45

Customer Review:
Another book from a writer who says "I was anti-nuclear but I think different now". What sort of message can we expect from somebody who says "In 50 years of operation, they have caused no deaths to the public"? Obviously she has never heard about Chernobyl, or the cancer clusters near Sellafield... more info

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2.Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: World Nuclear University PressNuclear Energy in the 21st Century: World Nuclear University Press
from Academic Press
Price: $26.00

Customer Review:
Ian Hore-Lacy has written a brilliant introduction to nuclear power in "Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century". The book is written for a generalist audience with an interest in nuclear energy issues. It is both comprehensible and comprehensive, a very difficult task given the complexity of the subject... more info

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3.Nuclear Energy Now: Why the Time Has Come for the World s Most Misunderstood Energy SourceNuclear Energy Now: Why the Time Has Come for the World's Most Misunderstood Energy Source
from Wiley
Price: $18.45

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"Nuclear Energy Now" is an excellent book about the present status of nuclear power. Its starting point is the realization that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide emissions are causing global warming and climate change. Combustion of fossil fuels is producing this chemically very stable and... more info

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4.The Environmental Case for Nuclear Power: Economic, Medical, and Political ConsiderationsThe Environmental Case for Nuclear Power: Economic, Medical, and Political Considerations
from Continuum International Publishing Group
Price: $11.53

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This fact filled, convincing, and well researched book eloquently explains why we must start using Nuclear Power more extensively at the same time as it dispels many of the misunderstandings and myths surrounding Nuclear Power. Robert Morris is clearly not a fan of antinuclear activists, however, he... more info

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5.Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America s First Nuclear AccidentIdaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
from Ecw Press
Price: $11.53

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Was there at test site when this happened. Mostly accurate and alerts the reader to the dificulty in managing a nuclear accident. Accidents are rare but the nuclear waste problem is real challenge of all operational reactors. Probably mostly enjoyed by someone familiar with or working in nuclear... more info

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6.Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Nuclear Science and Engineering)Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Nuclear Science and Engineering)
from Prentice Hall
Price: $120.80

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First, the caveat to my review: I am probably unique among the reviewers of this book in that I am not a nuclear engineer. I have a strong educational and professional background in chemistry, physics, and math, and have been working on projects involving engineered safety systems and risk... more info

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7.Nuclear Energy: Principles, Practices, and ProspectsNuclear Energy: Principles, Practices, and Prospects
from Springer
Price: $80.70

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I am amazed that nobody wrote yet a review of this book.
I liked this book a lot. David Bodansky's style is logical, concise and fun to read. What I liked most is that the author succeeds to attack with equal clarity a wide range of diverse subjects about nuclear energy:
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8.The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. TaylorThe Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $11.25

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The Curve of Binding Energy by John McPhee is just a terrific read for anyone interested in the twin topics of nuclear energy and the nuclear bomb. We've all read stories about the negative environmental effects of storing used nuclear fuel, but you rarely are made aware of the other negative... more info

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9.Nuclear Waste Stalemate: Political and Scientific ControversiesNuclear Waste Stalemate: Political and Scientific Controversies
from University of Utah Press
Price: $22.50

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10.Nuclear Power Is Not the AnswerNuclear Power Is Not the Answer
from New Press
Price: $10.85

Customer Review:
Nuclear power boils water to create steam that spin the turbines attached to electric generators - that's it.
Along the way, a lot of people make a lot of money, and a great deal of that money comes from taxpayers and electricity customers. If nuclear power were so wonderful, plant owners would... more info

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