NuclearEnergyEncyclopedia:Science,Technology,andApplications(WileySeriesonEnergy)

TheA–to–ZreferenceresourcefornuclearenergyinformationAsignificantmilestoneinthehistoryofnucleartechnology,NuclearEnergyEncyclopedia:Science,Technology,andApplicationsisacomprehensiveandauthoritativereferenceguidewrittenbyacommitteeoftheworld′sleadingenergyexperts.Theencyclopediaispackedwithcutting–edgeinformationaboutwherenuclearenergyscienceandtechnologycamefrom,wheretheyaretoday,andwhatthefuturemayholdforthisvitaltechnology.Filledwithfigures,graphs,diagrams,formulas,andphotographs,whichaccompanytheshort,easilydigestibleentries,thebookisanaccessiblereferenceworkforanyonewithaninterestinnuclearenergy,andincludescoverageofsafetyandenvironmentalissuesthatareparticularlytopicalinlightoftheFukushimaDaiichiincident.Adefinitiveworkonallaspectsoftheworld′senergysupply,theNuclearEnergyEncyclopediabringstogetherdecadesofknowledgeaboutenergysourcesandtechnologiesrangingfromcoalandoil,tobiofuelsandwind,andultimatelynuclearpower.