Nuclear Power: Villain or Victim? Our Most Misunderstood Source of Electricity
By Max W. Carbon
Publisher: Pebble Beach Publishers
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: 1997-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0965809609
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780965809603
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
The book discusses the important aspects of nuclear power, including the following: The safety record of nuclear power is outstanding. Radiation from nuclear plants has not caused any known deaths worldwide, except at the Chernobyl plant in the Ukraine. The known death toll from the Chernobyl accident is less than 100. Nuclear power plants emit less radiation than coal-burning power plants. Nuclear power plants emit neither carbon dioxide (which contributes to global warming and the greenhouse effect) nor sulfur and nitrogen oxides (which cause acid rain). There is a good solution to disposing of nuclear wastes—to bury them deep underground where they will be harmless. In contrast, there is no solution to handling the billions of tons of carbon dioxide that coal and natural gas plants emit yearly, except to discharge them into the atmosphere. Nuclear power plants are believed to save thousands of lives annually in the United States. This is because nuclear plants replace many coal plants, which emit tiny particulates into the atmosphere. These particulates are believed to kill thousands of Americans each year. Nuclear plants emit no particulates.
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: 1997-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0965809609
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780965809603
Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
The book discusses the important aspects of nuclear power, including the following: The safety record of nuclear power is outstanding. Radiation from nuclear plants has not caused any known deaths worldwide, except at the Chernobyl plant in the Ukraine. The known death toll from the Chernobyl accident is less than 100. Nuclear power plants emit less radiation than coal-burning power plants. Nuclear power plants emit neither carbon dioxide (which contributes to global warming and the greenhouse effect) nor sulfur and nitrogen oxides (which cause acid rain). There is a good solution to disposing of nuclear wastes—to bury them deep underground where they will be harmless. In contrast, there is no solution to handling the billions of tons of carbon dioxide that coal and natural gas plants emit yearly, except to discharge them into the atmosphere. Nuclear power plants are believed to save thousands of lives annually in the United States. This is because nuclear plants replace many coal plants, which emit tiny particulates into the atmosphere. These particulates are believed to kill thousands of Americans each year. Nuclear plants emit no particulates.
