Radionuclides in eh Environment

by David A. Atwood

Nuclear energy is the one energy source that could meet the world's growing energy needs and provide a smooth transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the coming decades and centuries. It is becoming abundantly clear that an increase in nuclear energy capacity will, and probably must, take place.

However, nuclear energy and the use of radionuclides for civilian and military purposes lead to extremely long-lived waste that is costly and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470714344
• ISBN13: 9780470714348
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 4.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.1"