Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-first Century
A Citizen's Guide
MIT Press · Print & ebook · March 23, 2021
An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it.
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- Who it’s for
- Nuclear technology basics meet controversies over power, radiation, food irradiation, and weapons treaties.
- Genres
- Technology, Arms Control & Security, Nuclear Physics
- Published
- MIT Press, March 23, 2021
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An authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia-US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world?
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These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use.
Nuclear Choices
Nuclear technology basics meet controversies over power, radiation, food irradiation, and weapons treaties.
Come here for
- Clear explanations of nuclear technology
- Questions about radiation, food irradiation, and weapons treaties
Expect
- Context for weighing nuclear choices
- Discussion of controversies surrounding nuclear technology
Where it sits
| Technology | 84% |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Physics | 48% |
| Arms Control & Security | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Nuclear Warfare
- Nuclear Physics
- Technology
- Authors
- Richard Wolfson, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Published
- March 23, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Nuclear Warfare