Bibliograph

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Superfuel, thorium, the green energy source for the future, Richard Martin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Superfuel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

745979637

Responsibility statement

Richard Martin

Sub title

thorium, the green energy source for the future

Summary

"In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium. At the dawn of the Atomic Age, thorium and uranium seemed to be in close competition as the fuel of the future. Uranium, with its ability to undergo fission and produce explosive material for atomic weapons, won out over its more pacific sister element, relegating thorium to the dustbin of science. Now, as we grapple with the perils of nuclear energy and rogue atomic weapons and mankind confronts the specter of global climate change, thorium is reemerging as the overlooked energy source that can wean us off our fossil-fuel addiction and avert the risk of nuclear meltdown"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. The Lost Book of Thorium Power -- 2. The Thunder Element -- 3. The Only Safe Reactor -- 4. Rickover and Weinberg -- 5. The Birth of Nuclear Power -- 6. The End of Nuclear Power -- 7. The Asian Nuclear Power Race -- 8. Nuclear's Next Generation -- 9. The Business Crusade -- 10. What We Must Do

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Super fuel

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