Written for anyone interested in nuclear energy, this book offers a
complete explanation of how nuclear reactors work. Dr. Reynolds,
Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Virginia with a
BS and ScD from MIT, offers thorough yet understandable descriptions
of each step of the process used to generate nuclear energy. The
reader learns how radiation is generated, how each of the current
different models of nuclear reactors works, why current reactor
designsare very safe, how the disposal of nuclear waste will be
handled, and why nuclear energy will be the best source of energy for
the future.