Add this copy of Nuclear Power to cart. $6.23, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Group.
Add this copy of Nuclear Power to cart. $19.85, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1983 by Penguin.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 0140224998.
Add this copy of Nuclear Power (Second Edition) to cart. $24.06, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Penguin.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780140224993.
Add this copy of Nuclear Power to cart. $46.76, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Nuclear Power to cart. $97.88, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
The first thing to note is that the book is an old one: written in the mid-1970s, revised once in the early 1980s. So if you're looking for the most up-to-date book on nuclear power, this book is not the one to seek.
That said, this book is a classic! Patterson is a nuclear physicist, so he's well qualified to write it. The book, very well written for a non-technical audience, describes nuclear reactors and how they work. Patterson then describes how they can malfunction and release radioactive debris.
At the time of his writing, he could include the accidents at Windscale in the UK and Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. He wrote before Chernobyl and Fukushima, so those accidents are not included.
The book is informative, easy to read (especially for a complicated subject!), and "timely," despite its age. It shows that the intrinsic flaws of nuclear power were well understood 40 years ago, and the situation has not altered in fundamental ways since that time.
