Title & Author:

Nuclear power in Canada : questions and answers.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

Toronto : Canadian Nuclear Association, 1981.

Description:

iv, 68 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Foreword -- The demand for electricity -- Why nuclear power? -- What is nuclear power? -- What is CANDU? -- Radiation sources and doses -- Radiation from nuclear power stations -- Biological effects of ionizing radiation -- Thermal discharges -- Nuclear liability and insurance -- Management of irradiated fuel and reactor wastes -- Nuclear fuel resources -- Mining, milling and refining uranium -- Fabrication of nuclear fuel -- Nuclear power station safety : design -- Nuclear power station safety : operation -- Licensing and regulation -- Siting nuclear power stations -- Comparative risks -- Future nuclear options -- Renewable energy sources -- Heavy water -- Glossary -- For further information.

ISBN:

0919307191
9780919307193
0919307175 (pbk.)
9780919307179 (pbk.)

Subject:

Nuclear energy Canada Miscellanea.
Nuclear power plants Canada.
Nuclear energy Canada.
Nuclear industry Canada.
Centrales nucléaires Canada.
Énergie nucléaire Canada.
Industrie nucléaire Canada.
Énergie nucléaire Canada Miscellanées.
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear industry
Nuclear energy
Canada

Form/genre:

Trivia and miscellanea

Added entries:

Canadian Nuclear Association.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 291272
Call No.: TK9026 .N87 1981
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available