Table of Contents

PREFACE ; NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AT THE CROSSROADS ; SPLITTING THE ATOM ; RADIATION EVERYWHERE ; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION ; ELECTRICITY AND AN IMPENDING ENERGY CRISIS ; CANDU: THE CANADIAN REACTOR ; THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR PICTURE ; SAFETY: THE PRIME IMPERATIVE ; NUCLEAR POWER AND THE ENVIRONMENT ; HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE ; NUCLEAR MEDICINE: THE GIFT OF LIFE ; NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE: VAST POTENTIAL ; URANIUM: THE NUCLEAR FUEL ; THE FISSION FUTURE ; FUSION: THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE? ; RESEARCH: THE PATH FORWARD ; APPENDIX A ; APPENDIX B ; GLOSSARY

About the Author

David Jackson is Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics at McMaster University. He has served as President of Canadian Nuclear Society, Director of the Canadian Nuclear Association, and scientific reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Reviews

The book is well organised and written with many relevant diagrams and photographs. Materials World