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Download full textFlavin, Christopher – 1983
Nuclear power was considered vital to humanity's future until just a short time ago. Since the late seventies, economic viability has joined a list of such issues as waste disposal and radiation hazards which call into question the future of nuclear power. This document discusses (in separate sections): (1) the selling of nuclear power, including…
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Factors, Economics, Electricity
Peer reviewedLanouette, William – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1990
Discusses the energy sources not causing global warming. Suggests the use of nuclear energy as an alternative. Presents many excerpts from U.S. Congress and Senate hearings. (YP)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Environment, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1987
Discusses trends in job opportunities for nuclear engineers. Lists some of the factors influencing increases and decreases in the demand for nuclear engineers. Describes the effects on career opportunities from recent nuclear accidents, military research and development, and projected increases of demand for electricity. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Degrees (Academic), Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
