Living In The Environment
Living In The Environment
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ISBN: 9781285969725
Author: G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The key concept for this section. The working of nuclear fission reactor and its major safety features.  The description of nuclear fuel cycle. Three ways to decommission a nuclear power plant at the end of its useful life. The major advantages and disadvantages of relying on the nuclear fuel cycle as a way to produce electricity. The risks related to storage of highly radioactive spent fuel rods. The problem of high-level radioactive waste from spent fuel rods dealt by the United States. The reason why nuclear power is not likely to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil and the reason why is it not likely to reduce projected climate disruption.

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