TY - BOOK AU - Tabak,John TI - Nuclear energy T2 - Energy and the environment SN - 9781438116853 (electronic bk.) PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Facts on File KW - Nuclear energy N1 - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references and index; A prehistory of nuclear power -- The physics of nuclear fission -- Reactor fuel -- Nuclear reactor designs -- Reactor safety -- Spent fuel -- The business of electricity production -- Nuclear energy and national policy -- Conclusion -- Afterword: An interview with Harold Denton : On the U.S. nuclear power industry -- Periodic table of the elements -- Chronology -- List of acronyms -- Glossary N2 - Describes a brief history of Nuclear energy, the way it is produced and used along with arguments for using Nuclear power UR - http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=280144 ER -