Nuclear Issues

From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploratio...

This book discusses the specifics of safety regulations regarding nuclear risk and how experts contribute to the safety of nuclear installations. D...

In this book Wade Allison challenges the worldwide cultural attitude to nuclear science spread by media, political and other voices for the past 70...

In this publication, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) provides updated guidance on radiological protection from cosmi...

Highly enriched uranium (HEU) is used for two major civilian purposes: as fuel for research reactors and as targets for medical isotope production....

With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the ...

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), especially in the hands of radical states and terrorists, represent a major threat to U.S. national security int...

A major concern about the global expansion of nuclear power is the potential spread of nuclear fuel cycle technology (particularly uranium enrichme...

Uranium is a naturally occurring, ubiquitous heavy metal. In various chemical forms, natural uranium is found in all soils, rocks, seas and oceans....

The March 2011 accident at Japan''''s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant led to a worldwide review of nuclear power programs. NRC licenses and o...