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Nuclear Power, Man and the Environment

By:R. J. Pentreath
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367231637
eText ISBN:9781000007527
Edition:1
Copyright:1980
Format:Reflowable

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Originally published in 1980. A clear understanding of how radioactivity moves through the environment is essential to discussions on nuclear power. This book describes, in didactic rather than polemic style, the nature of radioactivity, how it arises in the day-to-day running of nuclear reactors, how and why a small fraction is introduced into the environment in a controlled manner, and on what basis judgements on these processes should be made.