Megawatts and megatons : the future of nuclear power and nuclear weapons /
Richard L. Garwin & Georges Charpak.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2002.
- xvii, 412 p. ; 23 cm.
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?