March 21, 2011
Nuclear Energy
In the News: The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on March 11th triggered a tsunami that swept over the country’s Pacific coast line. The death toll will likely exceed 10,000. Three nuclear reactors suffered partial meltdowns while another saw the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere. These devastating events have brought the debate over the pros and cons of nuclear energy to the forefront.
20 Years After the Chernobyl Accident: Past, Present and Future
Edited by Elena B. Burlakova and Valeria I. Naidich. Nova Science Publishers, 2006
Call Number: QH652 .A12 2006
At the Nuclear Precipice: Catastrophe or Transformation?
Edited by Richard Falk and David Krieger. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Call Number: JZ5675 .A89 2008
Atomic Culture: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Edited by Scott C. Zeman and Michael A. Amundson. University Press of Colorado, 2004
Call Number: E169.12 .Z46 2004
Atoms for Peace: A Future after Fifty Years?
Edited by Joseph F. Pilat. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
Call Number: HD9698 .A2 A837 2007 Continue reading