The Legacy of Nuclear Power

by Andrew Blowers

Book Overview

Nuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk. Four of these places - Hanford (USA) where the plutonium for the first atomic bombs was made, Sellafield, where the UK's nuclear legacy is concentrated and controversial, La Hague the heart of the French nuclear industry, and Gorleben, the focal point of nuclear resistance in Germany - provide the narratives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415869994
• ISBN13: 9780415869997
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"