Nuclear Power

by Jill C. Wheeler

With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of nuclear power. Simplified diagrams, such as the splitting of uranium atoms during nuclear fission and the labeled parts of a nuclear reactor, illustrate advanced concepts. Readers will learn about nuclear waste, reprocessing, nuclear radiation, and nuclear weapons, as well as the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599288079
• ISBN13: 9781599288079
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6