Nuclear Power Digest
01 December 2007
Nuclear power appears to be a clean, reliable and sustainable power source to meet the increasing energy demands of the world. Developed towards the end of the Second World War it alleviates dependence on decreasing fossil fuel supplies and greenhouse gas emissions. However there are public concerns over storage of nuclear fuel, reactor safety, radioactive waste management and security.
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Nuclear power for civil use emerged from nuclear weapons research at the end of the Second World War when it was realised that the enormous amount of energy released from splitting...
Nuclear fuels and how nuclear energy is generated
Nuclear energy comes from the energy in the nucleus of an atom
Processing, Waste Management and Transport of Nuclear Fuel
There is more to the nuclear power industry than simply generating energy from the nuclei of atoms
Nuclear power has long had associations with health and safety hazards and the risk of terrorist infiltration
Many governmental and international organisations are emphasising the importance of nuclear power as the way forward for the world's energy needs
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