nuclear energy

Describes the benefits of using nuclear power and includes arguments for and against its production and use. Includes a glossary and a list of resources.

Combines text with diagrams, maps, charts, and photographs to explore nuclear energy; discussing how it is processed, where it is available, and the environmental consequences of using it. Includes a glossary and a list of resources.

Defines nuclear power, explains how it is made and used, and discusses benefits and potential problems of the energy source.

Discusses the history, safety, and future viability of nuclear power in thirteen essays, and includes a glossary, chronology, and further reading list.

Traces the research that led to the discovery of radioactivity and profiles the lives and works of key scientists who were involved in that research.

Explains what nuclear power is, discusses some of the benefits and drawbacks of nuclear power use, and looks at the future of nuclear power.

Provides information about nuclear energy, explaining what it is and how it is created, discussing some of the uses of nuclear power, and considering whether or not nuclear energy is safe.

Explains how nuclear energy was developed, discussing the splitting of the atom, and describes different types of reactors, nuclear energy pros and cons, disasters such as Chernobyl, nuclear weapons, and nuclear energy as a resource in the future.

Explains what nuclear energy is, where it comes from, how it can be used, what its effects on the environment are, and what its significance may be in the future.

Provides information about developments in the field of atomic science over the course of the twentieth century, explains how nuclear energy works, and discusses the pros and cons of nuclear power.