Nuclear Power: Understanding the Future

Magazine alternatives n°15, 3rd quarter 2007

Author : Pierre-René Bauquis, Bertrand Barré, Publications : Hirlé
Publication date : 2007, 160 pages

This book provides a very comprehensive and informative look at the technical, economic and political facets of nuclear power today. Drawing on a wealth of experience from careers with the Institut français du pétrole (IFP) and AREVA, the authors approach the subject globally without sidestepping the issues raised by nuclear power, beginning with nuclear waste management. They also delve into the potential of breeder reactors, controlled thermonuclear fusion and other nuclear technologies, and consider nuclear energy’s applications for uses other than generating electricity. In both form and content, this is a valuable reference book.