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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150198703321

Autore

Grady Colin

Titolo

Nuclear energy / / Colin Grady

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

0-7660-8291-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Saving the planet through green energy

Disciplina

333.792/4

Soggetti

Nuclear energy

Atoms

Nuclear fission

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is nuclear energy? -- Nuclear fusion in the sun -- Nuclear fission -- Using fission to make electricity -- Is nuclear energy safe?.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, readers will learn about nuclear power plants, nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, and what nuclear energy is exactly, how safe it is, and how it is used to make electricity to fuel our world.