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Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 8/e
Eldon Enger, Delta College
Bradley F. Smith, Western Washington University
Nuclear Energy: Benefits and Risks

Chapter Outline


The Nature of Nuclear Energy

The History of Nuclear Energy Development

Nuclear Reactors

    Plans for New Reactors Worldwide

    Plant Life Extension

Breeder Reactors

Nuclear Fusion

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Nuclear Material and Weapons Production

Three-Mile Island

    Reactor Safety: The Effects of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl

    Exposure to Radiation

    Thermal Pollution

    Decommissioning Costs

    Radioactive Waste Disposal

Global Perspective: The Nuclear Legacy of the Soviet Union








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