Nuclear power : a very short introduction /
Maxwell Irvine.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- xx, 132 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; 268 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.
1. A new science is born ; 2. A new technology is developed ; 3. Thermal nuclear reactors ; 4. Nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management ; 5. Nuclear safety ; 6. The cost of nuclear power ; 7. Nuclear fusion power ; 8. The need for nuclear power ; Appendix