Megawatts and megatons : the future of nuclear power and nuclear weapons / Richard L. Garwin & Georges Charpak.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2002.Description: xvii, 412 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0226284271 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780226284279 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Feux follets et champignons nucl�eaires. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC792 .C4713 2002
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Contents:
All energy stems from the same source -- The nulcear chain reaction -- Nuclear weapons -- Natural radiation and living things -- The civilian use of nuclear energy -- A glimpse of the future of nuclear power -- Safety, nuclear accidents, and industrial hazards -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Comparing hazards of nuclear power and other energy --Making best use of scientists -- From arms race ot arms control -- Current nuclear threats to security -- Can we rid the world of nuclear weapons? -- A turning point in the nuclear age?
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection QC792 .C4713 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98633953

Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

Authors' names on t.p. of translation reversed from original.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

All energy stems from the same source -- The nulcear chain reaction -- Nuclear weapons -- Natural radiation and living things -- The civilian use of nuclear energy -- A glimpse of the future of nuclear power -- Safety, nuclear accidents, and industrial hazards -- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- Comparing hazards of nuclear power and other energy --Making best use of scientists -- From arms race ot arms control -- Current nuclear threats to security -- Can we rid the world of nuclear weapons? -- A turning point in the nuclear age?

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