London : World Nuclear University Press ; Burlington, Mass. :
Elsevier, c2006. 167 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. Nuclear
energy in the twenty-first century World Nuclear University
primer Copyright: World Nuclear Association. "Previously
published as Nuclear electricity: 1st-7th editions, 1978-2003."
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword by Dr
Patrick Moore--Introduction--Energy use--Electricity today and
tomorrow--Nuclear power--The front end of the nuclear fuel cycle
--The back end of the nuclear fuel cycle--Other nuclear energy
applications--Environment, health and safety issues--Avoiding
weapons proliferation--History of nuclear energy--Appendices--
Glossary--Index. (source: Nielsen Book Data) The onset of the
21st century has coincided with mounting scientific evidence of
the severe environmental impact of global energy consumption. In
response, governments and environmentalists on every continent
have begun to re-evaluate the benefits of nuclear power as a
clean, non-emitting energy