The Nuclear Fuel Cycle - From Ore to Waste (Hardcover, New)

Nuclear power issues have long been controversial, and often discussed from an inadequate or mistaken understanding. This book is a factual description of the whole fuel cycle, with individual chapters on specific topics from uranium mining, through the manufacture and use of fuel, to recycled products, waste disposal and progress towards a cleared site. Basic principles, environmental radioactivity (both natural and artificial) and provisions for safety are also covered. The level is pitched at a general scientific readership not necessarily familiar with the concepts, and although the viewpoint is naturally pro-nuclear, the aim is to inform rather than persuade. Where options are disputed, as whether used fuel should br reprocessed or discarded directly, both are described. The account is mainly of current practices, with the reasons for them. A final chapter suggests possible changes in the near or more distant future.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	October 1997
Editors:	P.D. Wilson (Technical Specialist (Process Chemistry), Research and Development Department)
Dimensions:	241 x 161 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	342
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-856540-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Nuclear power & engineering Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Waste management > General
LSN:	0-19-856540-2
Barcode:	9780198565406

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