Understanding Global Issues

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Nuclear Energy: Technology, risk and climate change

Some industrialised countries have backed away from nuclear energy while others, such as France, Japan and Russia, have given it a high priority. Growing demand for electricity in the developing world, coupled with concern over the build-up of greenhouse gases caused by the use of fossil fuels in power stations, has focused new attention on the nuclear option. What are the pros and cons of nuclear energy.

Published: October 2004 ISBN: 0850487692

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