The power makers' challenge : and the need for fission energy /

The power makers' challenge : and the need for fission energy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Nicholson, Martin.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Springer, c2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 199 p.) : col. ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Green energy and technology, 1865-3529 Green Energy and Technology.
Subject:	Nuclear energy. Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects. Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects. Nuclear fission. Nuclear energy. Nuclear energy -- Economic aspects. Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects. Nuclear fission.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8873571

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ISBN:	9781447128137 (electronic bk.) 1447128133 (electronic bk.) 9781447128120
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1. About Electricity
What is Electricity?
Faraday's Miracle
Poles and Wires
The Balancing Act
Dollars and Cents
The Carbon Challenge
pt. 2. Renewable Energy
Many Options
Nature's Curse
Nature's Saviors
Storing Electricity
Smoke and Mirrors
pt. 3. Clean Coal
Why Clean Coal?
Baseload Alternatives
pt. 4. Fission Energy
Fission, Not Combustion
Safety First
More Smoke and Mirrors
Is Fission Really Necessary?
The Next Generation of Fission
pt. 5. The Melting Pot
Variable Loads are Here to Stay
Cost Matters
Distributed Generation and Storage
Smart Grids
Electric Transport
Summing It All Up.