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Nuclear Energy Now: Why the Time Has Come for the World's Most Misunderstood Energy Source
ISBN: 978-0-470-12992-0
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256 pages
June 2007
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Illustrations.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Introduction:Top Misconceptions Concerning Nuclear Power.

1 From Warheads to Washing Machines: Post–World War II Nuclear Development.

2 The Nuclear Paradigm Shift.

3 A Call to Action.

4 Nuclear Power’s Growing Global Footprint.

5 No Need to Wear a Lead Suit: Nuclear Safety Works.

6 Nuclear Power: Low-Cost Portal to U.S. Energy Security.

Appendix A U.S. Reactors.

Appendix B U.S. Reactor Shutdown List.

Appendix C Global Reactor Closings.

Appendix D NRC Reactor Certification Status.

Appendix E Diagram of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR).

Appendix F Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR).

Appendix G Map of World Nuclear Reactors.

Appendix H Global Nuclear Generation.

References.

Index.