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The motivation for nuclear energy -- Nuclear power development -- Radioactivity and radiation exposures -- Effects of radiation exposures -- Neutron reactions -- Nuclear fission -- Chain reactions and nuclear reactors -- Types of nuclear reactors -- Nuclear fuel cycle -- Nuclear waste disposal : amounts of waste -- Storage and disposal of nuclear wastes -- U.S. waste disposal plans and the Yucca Mountain repository -- Policy issues in nuclear waste disposal -- Nuclear reactor safety -- Nuclear reactor accidents -- Future nuclear reactors -- Nuclear bombs, nuclear energy, and terrorism -- Proliferation of nuclear weapons -- Costs of electricity -- The prospects for nuclear energy -- A. Elementary aspects of nuclear physics -- B. General tables ; Acronyms and abbreviations ; Glossary. |
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