The Nuclear Power Deception: U.S. Nuclear Mythology from Electricity Too Cheap to Meter to Inherently Safe Reactors

by Mak Rev, Arjun Makhijani, Scott Saleska, et al.

This book provides critical analysis and historical evidence to refute the claims of the nuclear power industry that nuclear power can alleviate the build-up of greenhouse gases and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. It also reveals the hazards of further proliferation of nuclear weapons from the growing quantities of plutonium generated by existing nuclear power plants throughout the world.

Prepared under the auspices of a scientifically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945257929
• ISBN13: 9780945257929
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary