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Structural materials for innovative nuclear systems (SMINS) Structural materials for innovative nuclear systems (SMINS) Workshop on Structural Materials for Innovative Nuclear Systems (2007 Karlsruhe, Germany) Structural materials research is a field of growing relevance in the nuclear sector, especially for the different innovative reactor systems being developed within the Generation IV International For… OL13644112W
Chernobyl Chernobyl Sue L. Hamilton Follows the heroic actions of a Soviet firefighter as he describes the disastrous nuclear plant accident at Chernobyl. OL15081884W
Development of knowledge portals for nuclear power plants Development of knowledge portals for nuclear power plants International Atomic Energy Agency. This publication supports earlier IAEA publications on knowledge management in proposing guidelines for the development of a knowledge portal for nuclear power plants (NPPs) and covers the main desig… OL16990795W
Monster republic Monster republic Ben Horton Popular and athletic fourteen-year-old Cameron Reilly is on a school trip to a nuclear power plant when an explosion tears him, and his friends, apart. He wakes to find he's been rebuilt with scaveng… OL17745016W
Chernobyl Chernobyl Glenn Alan Cheney Examines in depth the 1986 explosion, the subsequent cover-up by the Soviet government, and the continuing health problems it caused. OL1810974W
Energy essentials Energy essentials Steven Chapman,N. Saunders,Nigel Saunders Este libro ilustrado para niños y jóvenes explica lo que es la energía nuclear y cómo se usa en nuestro mundo moderno. También explica los problemas de la energía nuclear y los desastres que puede c… OL1865057W
Close your eyes, hold hands Close your eyes, hold hands Christopher A. Bohjalian Six months ago, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed. Her father was in charge of the plant-- was he drunk when i… OL19662937W
Preparing the Ground for Renewal of Nuclear Power Preparing the Ground for Renewal of Nuclear Power Behram N. Kursunoglu This conference proceedings explores issues surrounding the replacement of existing nuclear power plants when they reach the end of their useful life. Topics covered include: Nuclear competitiveness … OL19896369W
Social Costs and Sustainability Social Costs and Sustainability Olav Hohmeyer Important progress has been made in recent years in the valuation of social costs of energy and transport. This progress has encouraged the insight that systems of "Green Accounting" considering soci… OL19902518W
Fukushima Fukushima Sean McDonagh Nuclear energy was harnessed for civil and military use less than 60 years ago. Ever since it has been a source great debate. While the nuclear industry has provided cheap energy to many countries in… OL19970801W
Going dark Going dark Hall, James W. "The New York Times Book Review calls Edgar Award-winner James W. Hall a "master of suspense" and this new high-stakes thriller shows why as Thorn embarks on a mission to save his newfound son Earth … OL19972722W
Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development Jyotsna Puri,Rob D. van den Berg,Juha I. Uitto Climate Change; Sustainable Development; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Environmental Management OL20830703W
Nuclear Nuclear Steve Parker Nuclear power - Nuclear fusion - Future nuclear energy. OL20849552W
19th Element 19th Element John L. Betcher "Al Qaeda plans to attack Minnesota's Prairie River Nuclear Power Plant as a means to return the down-trodden terrorist organization to international prominence. In addition to their own devoted forc… OL21742028W
Windscale, 1957 Windscale, 1957 Lorna Arnold "In 1957 one of the two reactors built at Windscale, in Cumbria, England, to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire, in the world's first major nuclear accident. This book - using official… OL2417671W
Nuclear power stations Nuclear power stations Kelvin Gosnell Describes different types of nuclear reactors and discusses some safety concerns including disposal of spent fuel and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. OL4111070W
Nuclear energy and the public Nuclear energy and the public J. van der Pligt xii, 193 p. : 24 cm OL4289324W
L' environnement en politique étrangère L' environnement en politique étrangère Emmanuelle Mühlenhöver Dix ans après le sommet de la Terre de Rio, quelle est la place réelle de l'environnement en relations internationales ? Est-ce devenu un objet central ou n'est-ce qu'un prétexte politiquement correc… OL6086705W
Atomic energy, a new start Atomic energy, a new start Lilienthal, David Eli Examines various problems and concerns connected with the use of nuclear energy and suggest solutions and reforms. OL6554337W
The Tolerability of Risk from Nuclear Power Stations The Tolerability of Risk from Nuclear Power Stations Health & Safety Executive PDF available from the HSE at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/tolerability.pdf OL7930329W
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