ABSTRACT

The authors of this text aim to educate the reader on nuclear power and its future potential. It focuses on nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, and their consequences, with the understanding that there are safety lessons to be learned if nuclear power generation is going to be expanded to meet our growing energy needs.

chapter 1|27 pages

The Earth and Nuclear Power

Sources and Resources

chapter 2|34 pages

How Reactors Work

chapter 3|30 pages

Cooling Reactors

chapter 4|50 pages

Loss of Cooling

chapter 5|66 pages

Loss-of-Cooling Accidents:

Some Examples

chapter 6|26 pages

Postulated Severe Accidents

chapter 7|23 pages

Cooling during Fuel Removal and Processing

chapter 8|24 pages

Cooling and Disposing of the Waste

chapter 9|13 pages

Fusion Energy

Prospect for the Future